Pension Protection Act of 2002
Latest action · Sep 25, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary, with the Secretary of the Treasury, to develop improved guidance for defined benefit plan administrators, with respect to requirements for such plans which express accrued benefits in the form of an account balance, including further assistance relating to all factors involved in determining lump sum distributions of accrued benefits.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2002 to Sep 4, 2002; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Borski | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | May 20, 2002 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-MN | Bill Luther | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Ken Bentsen | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-AL | Earl F. Hilliard | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 12, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jun 26, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 4, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 20, 2002 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- May 20, 2002Introduced in House
- May 20, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for more effective enforcement by the Department of Labor of the requirements of such title relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pension Protection Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2002Introduced in House
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