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H.R.1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced March 5, 2007
- Latest Major Action June 5, 2007
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
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
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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.
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Referred to House Education and Labor
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Referred to House Budget
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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March 5, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by John F. Tierney (D-Mass.) |