Prioritizing Our Workers Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prioritizing Our Workers Act
This bill includes as allowable administrative expenses in bankruptcy the unfunded vested benefits in a defined pension plan and certain pension withdrawal liabilities. Claims for administrative expenses are entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2019 to May 15, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | May 15, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 9, 2019 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
- May 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 165, no. 77, May 9, 2019, page H3680.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1486 | Prioritizing Our Workers Act | Identical bill | May 15, 2019 |
| HR 3969 | Prioritizing Our Workers Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 16, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11, United States Code, to include certain pension as administrative expenses in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prioritizing Our Workers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
