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HR 1322 109th Congress House

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits.

Introduced: July 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide emergency protections for retiree health benefits.

Prohibits group health plans from making post-retirement reductions of retiree health benefits.

Requires group health plans to adopt provisions barring post-retirement reductions in retiree health benefits.

Requires group health plans to restore benefits reduced after retirement. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to waive or vary such requirements, if a plan sponsor applies for such exemption, upon finding that compliance would: (1) be adverse to the interests of plan participants in the aggregate; (2) not be administratively feasible; and (3) cause substantial business hardship to the sponsor.

Establishes the Emergency Retiree Health Loan Guarantee Program and its Board. Authorizes the Program, through its Board, to guarantee loans provided by private banking and investment institutions to eligible plan sponsors to assist them in meeting obligations under this Act to restore benefits reduced after retirement.

Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 14 Independent 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 28, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 26, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 26, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 26, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 6, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 6, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Sep 27, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 29, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 16, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· May 17, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 17, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· May 11, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 26, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 26, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 6, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1322/
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"H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1322/.
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