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Pension Accountability Act

USA116th CongressS-833| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2019
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (6)
Jerry Moran (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Pension Accountability Act This bill revises the rules for voting on the suspension of pension benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. The bill changes the voting procedure for suspending plan benefits to provide that a suspension shall go into effect unless a majority of plan participants and beneficiaries who cast a vote (currently, a majority of all plan participants and beneficiaries) reject the suspension. The bill also eliminates the authority of the Department of the Treasury, in the case of systemically important plans, to override a vote of plan participants to reject a suspension. A plan is systemically important if projected financial assistance to the plan will exceed $1 billion if suspensions are not implemented.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Employee benefits and pensions

Pension Accountability Act

USA116th CongressS-833| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2019
Pension Accountability Act This bill revises the rules for voting on the suspension of pension benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. The bill changes the voting procedure for suspending plan benefits to provide that a suspension shall go into effect unless a majority of plan participants and beneficiaries who cast a vote (currently, a majority of all plan participants and beneficiaries) reject the suspension. The bill also eliminates the authority of the Department of the Treasury, in the case of systemically important plans, to override a vote of plan participants to reject a suspension. A plan is systemically important if projected financial assistance to the plan will exceed $1 billion if suspensions are not implemented.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (6)
Jerry Moran (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee benefits and pensions