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HR 2388 99th Congress House Labor and Employment Age and employment Age discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties Discrimination in employment Employee benefit plans Older workers Social Welfare

Older Americans Pension Coverage Protection Act of 1985

Introduced: May 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
May 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
May 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Older Americans Pension Coverage Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit any employee benefit plan which is an employee pension benefit plan from requiring or permitting the suspension of an employee's benefit accrual because of age before accruing the maximum normal retirement benefit.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit specified types of plans from suspending or reducing the rate of an employee's benefit accrual or employer contributions to the employee's account solely because of age.

What's happening now May 28, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 5, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2388: Older Americans Pension Coverage Protection Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2388/
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"H.R. 2388: Older Americans Pension Coverage Protection Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2388/.
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H.R. 2388, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2388/.
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