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H.R. 1916 116th Congress House

Save Community Newspaper Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain sin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer plans maintained by a community newspaper.

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Suzan K. DelBene Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesNews media and reporting
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Community Newspaper Act of 2019

This bill allows community newspapers to elect to apply certain alternative minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans that meet specified requirements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1994 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 27, 2019
Rodgers, Cathy
· Mar 27, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1916: Save Community Newspaper Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1916/
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"H.R. 1916: Save Community Newspaper Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1916/.
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H.R. 1916, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1916/.
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