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S 1158 109th Congress Senate

Stop Terminating Our Pensions Act

Official title: A bill to impose a 6-month moratorium on terminations of certain plans instituted under section 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to impose a 6-month moratorium on terminations of certain plans instituted under section 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

Introduced: July 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative remediesBankruptcyCommerceCorporate reorganizations
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6054-6055)
May 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Terminating Our Pensions Act - Imposes a six-month moratorium on terminations of certain pension plans, instituted under specified provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2327 Related bill To impose a 6-month moratorium on terminations of certain plans instituted under section 4042 of the Employee Retiremen…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1158: Stop Terminating Our Pensions Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1158/
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"S. 1158: Stop Terminating Our Pensions Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1158/.
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S. 1158, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1158/.
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