H.R.1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007

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88 (88 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Bill Summary

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - 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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 Labor
Referred to House Budget
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
March 5, 2007

Introduced in the House by John F. Tierney (D-Mass.)

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