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H.R. 4955 114th Congress House

Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude the receipts and disbursements of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation from the Federal budget.

Introduced: April 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Budget processEmployee benefits and pensionsPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude the receipts and disbursements of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) from the federal budget.

(The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC receives no federal funds and is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the plans.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 4
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 6, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 14, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 19, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 18, 2016
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · May 13, 2016
Noem, Kristi
· May 13, 2016
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 28, 2016
Messer, Luke
· Apr 27, 2016
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 15, 2016
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Apr 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4955: Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4955/
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