US Congress House Bill 1322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-1)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add a program for emergency retiree health benefit protections. Prohibits group health plans from reducing retiree health benefits after the retirement of a plan beneficiary. Requires such plans to adopt provisions barring post-retirement reductions in retiree health benefits.Requires group health plan sponsors to grant retired plan participants the option of benefit restoration. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to waive or vary requirements for benefit restoration if compliance with such requirements would: (1) be adverse to the interests of plan participants in the aggregate; (2) not be administratively feasible; and (3) cause substantial business hardship to plan sponsors. Establishes the Emergency Retiree Health Loan Guarantee Program. Authorizes the Program to guarantee loans provided by private financial institutions to assist plan sponsors in meeting benefit restoration obligations under this Act. Terminates loan guarantee authority after 2015. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-29		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2009-03-05		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1322/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1322/BILLS-111hr1322ih.pdf