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S 3139 107th Congress Senate

Employee Pension Bankruptcy Protection Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to provide a right to be heard for participants and beneficiaries of an employee pension benefit plan of a debtor in order to protect pensions of those employees and retirees.

Introduced: October 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyCollection of accountsCorporate collapseDebtor and creditor
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Defined benefit pension plansEmployee pensions
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Oct 17, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10708-10709)
Oct 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10708)
Oct 17, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 17, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10708-10709)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
See summary of: S. 3028
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3028 Identical bill Employee Pension Bankruptcy Protection Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 17, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3139: Employee Pension Bankruptcy Protection Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3139/
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"S. 3139: Employee Pension Bankruptcy Protection Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3139/.
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S. 3139, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3139/.
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