United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3969 (115th)
Prioritizing Our Workers Act
Introduced
5 October 2017
Last action
16 October 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], ROBERT BRADY
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Prioritizing Our Workers Act This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to include as allowable administrative expenses in bankruptcy the unfunded vested benefits in a defined pension plan and certain pension obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Claims for administrative expenses are entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Timeline
5 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3969
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3969
- us · 115-hr-3969 · source updated 5 December 2025