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HR 2697 113th Congress House

Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: December 5, 2013 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Aviation and airportsEmployee benefits and pensionsTransportation employees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 16, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 16, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1068-1069)
Jul 16, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airline Pilot Pension Fairness 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 (PBGC), in the case of commercial airline pilots required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 12, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 12, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 14, 2014
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 8, 2014
D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 29, 2014
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 2014
Cook, Paul
· Dec 10, 2013
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 9, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Dec 5, 2013
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Nov 20, 2013
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 20, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Nov 19, 2013
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 19, 2013
Kennedy, Joseph
· Nov 14, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Nov 12, 2013
Richmond, Cedric
· Nov 12, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Oct 28, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Oct 28, 2013
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 28, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Oct 23, 2013
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2013
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 22, 2013
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 11, 2013
Delaney, John
· Oct 10, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Oct 10, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Oct 2, 2013
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 1, 2013
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 1, 2013
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 20, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Sep 9, 2013
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 18, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Jul 18, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jul 18, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jul 16, 2013
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Jul 16, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 16, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Jul 16, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Jul 16, 2013
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 16, 2013
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2013
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 16, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2697: Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2697/
MLA
"H.R. 2697: Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2697/.
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H.R. 2697, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2697/.
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