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HR 2134 107th Congress House

To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the phase-in limitation applicable to the guarantee under such title of benefit improvements made prior to plan…

Official title: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the phase-in limitation applicable to the guarantee under such title of be… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the phase-in limitation applicable to the guarantee under such title of benefit improvements made prior to plan termination.

Introduced: June 18, 2001 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Finance and Financial SectorInterestPension fundsPension trust guaranty insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 11, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 12, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 12, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends plan termination insurance requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to increase a phase-in limitation applicable to a guarantee of benefit improvements made prior to plan termination, with respect to plans terminated on or after January 1, 1997. Directs the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to pay the remainder, with interest, of such amended correct amounts owed to individuals, if the PBGC made lesser payments to such individuals before enactment of this Act, and if such individuals file written applications for such additional payments.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 18, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 12, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2134: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the phase-in limitation applicable to the guarantee under such title of benefit improvements made prior to plan termination.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2134/
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"H.R. 2134: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the phase-in limitation applicable to the guarantee under such title of benefit improvements made prior to plan termination.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2134/.
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H.R. 2134, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2134/.
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