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S.2511: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about labor and employment
- Introduced June 19, 2014
- Latest Major Action Sept. 17, 2014
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Bill Summary
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to the treatment as a substantial employer subject to specified liability of any employer that ceases operations at a facility in any location with the result that more than 20% percent of the total number of the employees participating under the employer's single-employer pension plan are separated from employment. (The substantial employer liability referred to...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Held at the desk.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Received in the House.
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| Sept. 16, 2014 |
Passed the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5647-5649; text as passed Senate: CR S5647-5648) |
| Sept. 8, 2014 |
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| Sept. 8, 2014 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
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| July 23, 2014 |
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| June 19, 2014 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| June 19, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) |