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S 2919 109th Congress Senate

PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish a Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Int… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish a Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to increase certain penalties, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2006 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Advice and consent of the SenateCongressCorporation directorsFederal officials
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Finance and Financial SectorFinancial statementsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment corporationsGovernment paperworkPension Benefit Guaranty CorporationPension fundsPension trust guaranty insurancePresidential appointmentsSenate rules and procedureTax penaltiesTaxation
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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.
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May 22, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4893-4894)
May 22, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4893)
May 22, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 22, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4893-4894)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to replace the chairman of the board of directors with a Director to head the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Requires the Director to be approved by the Senate. Gives joint jurisdiction over the nomination to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the penalty for failure to file an actuarial report for defined benefit plans other than multi-employer plans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 22, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2919: PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2919/
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"S. 2919: PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2919/.
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S. 2919, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2919/.
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