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HR 7278 115th Congress House

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Introduced: December 12, 2018 Introduced by: Estes, Ron Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Bank accounts, deposits, capitalInsurance industry and regulation
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 12, 2018
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 Latest action December 12, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill specifies requirements for the application of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to general account policies that receive contributions from employee benefit plans. A "general account policy" is an insurance policy or contract to the extent that the policy or contract allocates amounts to the insurer's general account including any surplus in a separate account but excluding any other portion of a separate account.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7278: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7278/
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