HR 1322 112th Congress House Health Administrative remedies Aging Civil actions and liability Department of Labor Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: April 1, 2011 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Apr 15, 2011

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

Apr 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Apr 1, 2011

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish an enforceable obligation on sponsors of group health plans to restore health benefits previously taken away from plan participants to the extent such benefits were cancelled or altered after their retirement.

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 benefit restoration to retired plan participants. 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.

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

What's happening now April 15, 2011

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

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