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S 685 109th Congress Senate

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pil… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60.

Introduced: October 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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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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Mar 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3066)
Mar 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3066)
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3066)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with regard to both single-employer and multiemployer plan guaranteed benefits, to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of commercial airline pilots required by Federal Aviation Administration regulation to retire before age 65, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at the required retirement age.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 685: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-685/
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"S. 685: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-685/.
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S. 685, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-685/.
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