United States · Bill · S
S. 1486 (116th)
Prioritizing Our Workers Act
Introduced
15 May 2019
Last action
15 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2889)
Sponsors
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Prioritizing Our Workers Act This bill includes as allowable administrative expenses in bankruptcy the unfunded vested benefits in a defined pension plan and certain pension withdrawal liabilities. Claims for administrative expenses are entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Timeline
15 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2889)
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 May 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 May 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 May 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 May 2019
Sponsors
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1486
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1486
- us · 116-s-1486 · source updated 5 December 2025