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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: May 24, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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
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 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 27, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2012
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 18, 2012
OLVER, JOHN
· Jul 18, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jul 9, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 20, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 14, 2012
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Sep 20, 2011
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jul 6, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 23, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Jun 23, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· May 24, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1322: Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1322/
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"H.R. 1322: Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1322/.
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H.R. 1322, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1322/.
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