H.R.1677: Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2003

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Bill Cosponsors

138 (135 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) to protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit (DB) plans, and to ensure that age discrimination laws are applied to conversions to cash balance plans and other such plans that are hybrids of DB's and defined contribution plans.Requires ERISA, the Code, and the Age...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
April 8, 2003

Introduced in the House by Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

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