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Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2005

Introduced: January 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan 25, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jan 25, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to specify that rules for governmental plans also apply to plans established for their employees by Indian tribal governments or their subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities which they wholly-own or control.

What's happening now March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 5, 2005
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 8, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 331: Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-331/
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"H.R. 331: Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-331/.
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H.R. 331, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-331/.
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