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HR 5819 116th Congress House

Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act

Official title: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60.

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Aviation and airportsEmployee benefits and pensionsTransportation employees
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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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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 7, 2020
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 Latest action February 7, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act

This bill prohibits a reduction in the value of pension benefits guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for commercial airline pilots if they are required to retire before age 65 under federal aviation rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 7, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Feb 7, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2020
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 7, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 7, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5819: Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5819/
MLA
"H.R. 5819: Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5819/.
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H.R. 5819, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5819/.
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