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HR 6226 97th Congress House

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to facilitate recovery, in civil actions brought by participants and beneficiaries under employee benefit plans, of benefits…

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to facilitate recovery, in civil actions brought by participants and beneficiaries under em… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to facilitate recovery, in civil actions brought by participants and beneficiaries under employee benefit plans, of benefits wrongfully denied them under such plans, and to provide for recovery by such participants and beneficiaries of a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of the action in all cases in which such denials are arbitrary or capricious.

Introduced: April 29, 1982 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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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Dec 13, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
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Executive Comment Requested from Labor.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6226: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to facilitate recovery, in civil actions brought by participants and beneficiaries under employee benefit plans, of benefits wrongfully denied them under such plans, and to provide for recovery by such participants and beneficiaries of a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of the action in all cases in which such denials are arbitrary or capricious.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6226/
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"H.R. 6226: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to facilitate recovery, in civil actions brought by participants and beneficiaries under employee benefit plans, of benefits wrongfully denied them under such plans, and to provide for recovery by such participants and beneficiaries of a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of the action in all cases in which such denials are arbitrary or capricious.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6226/.
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H.R. 6226, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6226/.
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[H.R. 6226: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to facilitate recovery, in civil actions brought by participants and beneficiaries under employee benefit plans, of benefits wrongfully denied them under such plans, and to provide for recovery by such participants and beneficiaries of a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of the action in all cases in which such denials are arbitrary or capricious.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6226/)
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