A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit a church plan to continue after 1982 to provide benefits for employees of organizations controlled by or associated with the church and to make certain clarifying amendments to the definition of church plan.

Summary

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to revise the definition of church plan. Deems as a church plan any plan established and maintained by an organization whose principal purpose is the administration of retirement benefit and welfare programs for church employees. Deems as a church employee any employee of a tax-exempt organization which is associated with or controlled by a church or convention of churches. Sets forth guidelines relative to treatment of church plans which presently fail to conform with the requirements of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 24 April 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 April 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 April 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 April 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] · R · Sponsor
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• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit a church plan to continue after 1982 to provide benefits for employees of organizations controlled by or associated with the church and to make certain clarifying amendments to the definition of church plan.
• related to ← A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit a church plan to continue after 1982 to provide benefits for employees of organizations controlled by or associated with the church and to make certain clarifying amendments to the definition of church plan.