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H.R. 5298 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to prevent the rejection of executory contracts that provide hospitalization and health benefits to current or former employees of the debtor.

Introduced: September 10, 1986 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyBusiness and commerceEmployee benefit plansHealth
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 5, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Jul 31, 1986
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jul 31, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 7, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the trustee in a bankruptcy case from rejecting any executory contract that provides for hospitalization or health benefits for current or former employees of the debtor.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 10, 1986
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 10, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5298: A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to prevent the rejection of executory contracts that provide hospitalization and health benefits to current or former employees of the debtor.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5298/
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"H.R. 5298: A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to prevent the rejection of executory contracts that provide hospitalization and health benefits to current or former employees of the debtor.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5298/.
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H.R. 5298, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5298/.
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