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HR 2619 116th Congress House

Prioritizing Our Workers Act

Official title: To amend title 11, United States Code, to include certain pension as administrative expenses in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyEmployee benefits and pensions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prioritizing Our Workers Act

This bill includes as allowable administrative expenses in bankruptcy the unfunded vested benefits in a defined pension plan and certain pension withdrawal liabilities. Claims for administrative expenses are entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1486 Identical bill Prioritizing Our Workers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 15, 2020
Meadows, Mark
· Aug 2, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 28, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2619: Prioritizing Our Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2619/
MLA
"H.R. 2619: Prioritizing Our Workers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2619/.
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H.R. 2619, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2619/.
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