To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits.

Summary

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Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add a program for emergency retiree health benefit protections. Prohibits group health plans from reducing retiree health benefits after the retirement of a plan beneficiary. Requires such plans to adopt provisions barring post-retirement reductions in...

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Introduced(3/5/07)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. TIERNEY

(D) MA – 6

Cosponsors (34)

DOYLE

(D) PA

KILDEE

(D) MI

Grijalva

(D) AZ

KENNEDY

(D) RI

FRANK

(D) MA

ACKERMAN

(D) NY

CONYERS

(D) MI

JACKSON-LEE

(D) TX

Delahunt

(D) MA

HINCHEY

(D) NY

Topics

Health

Government Spending & Operations

Business & Finance

Law & The Judicial System

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Jun 5, 2007