United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6142 (110th)
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits.
Introduced
22 May 2008
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exempt from ERISA preemption state tort actions to recover damages arising from an employee welfare benefit plan's failure to provide plan disability benefits in a timely manner.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2008
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Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 May 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6142
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