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HR 4997 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Accounting and auditing Employee benefits and pensions Labor-management relations

GROW Act

Introduced: February 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Feb 13, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018 or the GROW Act

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan, which combines features of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.

Under a composite plan, employer contributions are set at a fixed rate. Benefits are based on a formula, are paid to participants in the form of life annuities (except for benefits that may be immediately distributed from certain plans with a low value), and may be reduced based on the plan's funded status.

The plan sponsor must take corrective actions through a realignment program whenever the plan's projected funded ratio is below 120% for the plan year. The realignment program may include measures such as benefit reductions or proposed contribution increases.

A composite plan is not covered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) or required to pay PBGC premiums. The plan sponsors are also not subject to liability for withdrawing from the plan.

What's happening now April 5, 2018

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3