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<title>S. 3615, The Church Plan Clarification Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3615.html</link>
<description> S. 3615 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church pension plans....
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6382, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6382.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6382 would make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006....
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6143, The Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6143.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6143 would make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974....
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2933, The Incentives for Older Workers Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2933.html</link>
<description> S. 2933 would improve the employability of older Americans....
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5907, The Eagle Employers Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5907.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5907 would provide a Federal income tax credit for Eagle employers....
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3765, The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3765.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3765 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide transparency with respect to fees and expenses charged to participant-directed defined contribution plans....
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3652, The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3652.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3652 would amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies....
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2092, The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2092.html</link>
<description> S. 2092 would amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies....
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3361, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3361.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3361 would make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006....
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1974, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1974.html</link>
<description> S. 1974 would make technical corrections related to the Pension Protections Act of 2006....
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1945, The Patriot Employers Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1945.html</link>
<description> S. 1945 would provide a Federal income tax credit for Patriot employers....
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2683, The Pension Security Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2683.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2683 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds....
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1206, The Young Women's Christian Association Pension Clarification Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1206.html</link>
<description> S. 1206 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the age discrimination rules applicable to the pension plan maintained by the Young Woman's Christian Association Retirement Fund....
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 384, The Helping Our Patriotic Employers at Helping Our Military Employees Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_384.html</link>
<description> S. 384 would provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and the National Guard....
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2830, The Pension Protection Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $50.79</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2830.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2830 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that would affect the operations of private pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for taxqualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). It would also extend certain tax incentives for retirement savings and modify tax provisions related to spending for health care. Ma...
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1783, The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $5.41</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1783.html</link>
<description> S. 1783 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code that would affect the operations of private-pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for tax-qualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The bill would also make changes to the Railroad Retirement program, Black Lung disability trusts, treatment of unemployment compensation, ...
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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