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H.R. 1661 (101st)

Employee Pension Protection Act of 1989

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Introduced

4 April 1989

Last action

24 July 1989 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]

Subjects

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Summary

Employee Pension Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise fiduciary standards applicable to pension plan assets to account for duties with respect to assets of terminated plans. Establishes fiduciary standards to apply to employer reversions upon plan termination, requiring an employer to establish and maintain a complete replacement plan or a substantial replacement plan in connection with the termination. Prescribes requirements to govern both types of plans. Links the establishment of either of these new plans to the amount of any employer reversion, requiring the new plans to have assets sufficient to pay all liabilities to participants and their beneficiaries. Considers any plan fiduciary or sponsor to be jointly and severally liable for violation of ERISA if requirements regarding complete replacement or substantial replacement plans upon plan termination are not met at any time during the five-year period beginning on the date of final distribution of assets from the terminated plan. Describes fiduciary duties to govern the distribution of plan assets to participants and beneficiaries upon plan termination in cases when the employer does not set up a replacement or substantial replacement plan. Institutes fiduciary duties with respect to distributions of plan assets upon termination in direct trustee-to-trustee transfers to individual retirement plans. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe reporting requirements in connection with these transfers.

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Timeline

  1. 4 April 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 April 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 April 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 April 1989

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Labor.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 April 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

    Source: Committee

  6. 18 April 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 18 April 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 18 April 1989

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  9. 13 July 1989

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Labor.

    Source: Committee

  10. 13 July 1989

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 13 July 1989

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  12. 24 July 1989

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.

    Source: Calendars

  13. 24 July 1989

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 101-169.

    Source: Committee

  14. 24 July 1989

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 101-169.

    Source: Committee

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