US Congress House Bill 1322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-1)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-15 - 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]

Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish an enforceable obligation on sponsors of group health plans to restore health benefits previously taken away from plan participants to the extent such benefits were cancelled or altered after their retirement. 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 benefit restoration to retired plan participants. 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. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011

Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-04-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1322/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1322/BILLS-112hr1322ih.pdf