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H.R. 3246 106th Congress House

Small Business Pension Accessibility Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to reduce the amount of premiums required to be paid by small businesses to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Introduced: November 8, 1999 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CommerceFinance and Financial SectorInsurance premiumsPension funds
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Pension trust guaranty insuranceSmall business
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 8, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action November 8, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Small Business Pension Accessibility Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to set the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance premium rate at $5 for each individual plan participant in the case of a new single-employer defined benefit plan maintained by a small employer.

Provides for reductions of additional PBGC premiums for new and small defined benefit plans.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3246: Small Business Pension Accessibility Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3246/
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"H.R. 3246: Small Business Pension Accessibility Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3246/.
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