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Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
May 19, 2017
Latest Action
May 19, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratic(NY)
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Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the mandatory summary description of a group health plan to specify: (1) whether the plan permits either the plan sponsor or any participating employer to unilaterally modify or terminate plan benefits affecting employees, retirees, and beneficiaries; and (2) when and to what extent plan benefits are fully vested with respect to these individuals. In law suits involving group health plan benefits, a presumption is established that as of the date an employee retires or completes 20 years of service with the employer, retiree health benefits are fully vested and cannot be modified or terminated. This presumption may be overcome only upon a showing that the employee, before becoming a plan participant, was made aware that the plan allowed for a modification or termination of benefits. The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for a labor organization and any employer to enter into an agreement to modify a previous agreement in a manner that results in a reduction or termination of retiree health insurance benefits, if the modification occurs after the retiree's retirement date.
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Filing registrants (3)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 17 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - provisions related to forensic DNA funding - HR2578/S2131 FY 18 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - provisions related to forensic DNA funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 714 - To provide for the legitimate use of medical marihuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, H.R. 715 - To provide for the rescheduling of marihuana, the medical use of marihuana in accordance with State law, and the exclusion of cannabidiol from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes, H.R. 975 - Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017, H.R. 2578[114] - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments related to marijuana, H.R. 10 - CHOICE Act, amendment related to marijuana.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2578, Protection of earned retiree healthcare benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 17 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - provisions related to forensic DNA funding - HR2578/S2131 FY 18 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - provisions related to forensic DNA funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 714 - To provide for the legitimate use of medical marihuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, H.R. 715 - To provide for the rescheduling of marihuana, the medical use of marihuana in accordance with State law, and the exclusion of cannabidiol from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes, H.R. 975 - Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017, H.R. 2578[114] - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments related to marijuana.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
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| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |