Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
Latest action · Apr 18, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny tax benefits relating to bonds issued by a state or political subdivision during any period in which such state or political subdivision is noncompliant with specified reporting requirements for state or local government employee pension benefit plans.
Requires plan sponsors of a state or local government employee pension benefit plan to file with the Secretary of the Treasury a report for each plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, setting forth: (1) a schedule of the funding status of the plan, (2) a schedule of contributions by the plan sponsor for the plan year, (3) alternative projections for each of the next 60 plan years of the cash flows associated with the current plan liability, (4) a statement of the actuarial assumptions used for the plan year, (5) a statement of the number of plan participants who are retired or separated from service and are either receiving benefits or are entitled to future benefits and those who are active under the plan, (6) a statement of the plan's investment returns, (7) a statement of the degree to which unfunded liabilities are expected to be eliminated, (8) a statement of the amount of pension obligation bonds outstanding, and (9) a statement of the current cost of the plan for the plan year.
Directs the Secretary to develop model reporting statements and create and maintain a public website, with searchable capabilities, for purposes of posting plan information required by this Act.
Exempts the United States from liability for any future shortfall in any state or local government employee pension plan.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2013 to Sep 18, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | May 15, 2013 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | May 15, 2013 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Sep 18, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 779 | Public Employee Pension Transparency Act | Identical bill | Apr 23, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
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