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H.R. 1322 110th Congress House

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits.

Introduced: March 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2007
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
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 Latest action June 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add a program for emergency retiree health benefit protections.

Prohibits group health plans from reducing retiree health benefits after the retirement of a plan beneficiary. Requires such plans to adopt provisions barring post-retirement reductions in retiree health benefits.

Requires group health plan sponsors to grant retired plan participants the option of benefit restoration. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to waive or vary requirements for benefit restoration if compliance with such requirements would: (1) be adverse to the interests of plan participants in the aggregate; (2) not be administratively feasible; and (3) cause substantial business hardship to plan sponsors.

Establishes the Emergency Retiree Health Loan Guarantee Program. Authorizes the Program to guarantee loans provided by private financial institutions to assist plan sponsors in meeting benefit restoration obligations under this Act. Terminates loan guarantee authority after 2013.

Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 19
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Nov 20, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 3, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 9, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 4, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 22, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 4, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 23, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 23, 2007
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 18, 2007
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 18, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 18, 2007
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 5, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 5, 2007
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2007
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2007
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 5, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1322/
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