Skip to main content
S 2794 109th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Defense industries Defined benefit pension plans Department of Energy Employee health benefits Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Health Law

Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006

Introduced: May 11, 2006 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4477)
May 11, 2006
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006 - Prohibits any funds from being expended to implement, administer, or enforce the guidance of the Department of Energy (DOE) relating to contractor employee pension and medical benefits policy. (DOE will no longer reimburse contractors for new employees' pension and medical costs under defined benefit plans, but will now reimburse only such costs under defined contribution, market-based plans that vary from the average cost of such market-based plans by no more than 5%.) Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) withdraw such guidance not later than one day after enactment of this Act; and (2) reinstate eligibility or reimbursement for benefits or reinstate reimbursement for benefits if the Secretary has acted on such guidance.

What's happening now May 11, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5362 Related bill Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 26, 2006
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 11, 2006
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2794: Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2794/
MLA
"S. 2794: Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2794/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2794, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2794/.
Markdown link
[S. 2794: Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2794/)
Report a problem