Pension Priority Act
Latest action · Dec 21, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedDec 21, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pension Priority Act
This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to add a new category of unsecured priority claims in bankruptcy proceedings.
Specifically, it gives eighth priority to certain claims related to an employer pension plan.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Dec 21, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
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