Miners Pension Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Miners Pension Protection Act
This bill transfers certain funds to provide pension benefits for retired coal miners who have been affected by issues such as coal company bankruptcies.
The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the annual limit on transfers under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 exceeds the amount required to be transferred for existing obligations of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. The bill also increases the annual limit on transfers from $490 million to $750 million.
The bill also allows in-service distributions under a pension plan or governmental section 457(b) plan at age 59-1/2 (currently age 62).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Mar 6, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 27 | American Miners Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| HR 935 | Miners Pension Protection Act | Related bill | Oct 23, 2019 |
| HR 1865 | Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| S 2788 | Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 6, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
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