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S 273 113th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Accounting and auditing Employee benefits and pensions Securities

A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

Introduced: February 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 11, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) from the meaning of a fiduciary subject to ERISA.

What's happening now February 11, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2041 Identical bill To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers o…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 6, 2014
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 10, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 8, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 273: A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-273/
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"S. 273: A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-273/.
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S. 273, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-273/.
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