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Pension Fairness and Full Disclosure Act of 2005

Introduced: May 10, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

May 10, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

May 10, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E923-924)

May 10, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pension Fairness and Full Disclosure Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a termination fairness standard that limits availability of benefits under an employer's nonqualified deferred compensation plans if such employer's defined benefit pension plan is subjected to: (1) a termination based on bankruptcy reorganization; or (2) a conversion to a cash balance plan.

Prohibits funding nonqualified deferred compensation plans while maintaining underfunded defined benefit plans.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose excise taxes on funding nonqualified deferred compensation plans: (1) in the event of a pension plan termination based on bankruptcy reorganization or of a conversion to a cash balance plan; or (2) while maintaining underfunded defined benefit plans.

Requires disclosure with respect to nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

What's happening now June 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Education and Workforce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 11

Sherman, Brad

California · Sep 27, 2005

Costa, Jim

California · May 17, 2005

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · May 12, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · May 11, 2005

Doggett, Lloyd

Texas · May 10, 2005

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · May 10, 2005

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · May 10, 2005

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · May 10, 2005

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · May 10, 2005

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · May 10, 2005

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · May 10, 2005

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