US Congress House Bill 1322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 29 2009 - 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 Delahunt, Bill	Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold
Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lofgren, Zoe
Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Reyes, Silvestre	Rep Rothman, Steven R.
Rep Wilson, Charles A.	Rep McIntyre, Mike	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep McGovern, James P.
Rep Wu, David	Rep Wexler, Robert	Rep Tierney, John F.	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Berman, Howard L.
Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Stupak, Bart	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Braley, Bruce L.
Rep Boucher, Rick	Rep Abercrombie, Neil	Rep Oberstar, James L.	Rep Miller, George
Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Israel, Steve
Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hare, Phil	Rep Hall, John J.
Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Doyle, Michael F.
Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Frank, Barney

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	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01322:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1322ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1322ih.pdf