Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a document of any type that is required or permitted to be furnished to a retirement plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual to be furnished in electronic form if: (1) the system for furnishing such a document is designed to result in effective access to the document; (2) an annual paper notice is provided to each pension plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual that describes the selection of the specific electronic means for the furnishing of such document; and (3) the electronically-furnished document is prepared and furnished in an appropriate style and format and includes a notice that apprises the recipient of the significance of the document.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Sep 27, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 13, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Sep 15, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Steve Russell | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Sep 27, 2016 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 4, 2015 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2015Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 89, June 4, 2015, page H3915.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3417 | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act | Related bill | Sep 28, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
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