Retirement: Pension Reform - Archive

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Official Source Documents December 19, 2005 — PBGC Language from Budget Reconciliation Act Conference Report December 19, 2005 — Deficit Reduction Act Conference Report Summary December 15, 2005 — Bush Administration Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 2830 December 15, 2005 — Official Summary of the Manager's Amendment of Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) for House Floor Consideration December 15, 2005 — Manager's Amendment of Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) for House Floor Consideration December 12, 2005 — House Education and the Workforce Committee "Dear Colleague" Letter on Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) December 12, 2005 — Roll Call Op-Ed by Rep. Sam Johnson on Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) December 9, 2005 — House Ways and Means Committee Report for Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) December 5, 2005 — House Minority Whip Question Opposing Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) November 16, 2005 — Statement of Administration Policy on Possible Veto of Pension Reform Bill (S. 1783) November 14, 2005 — Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783) (Floor Substitute) November 14, 2005 — Official Chart Comparing Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783) with Current Law November 8, 2005 — Ways and Means Committee Summary of Chairman's Mark of the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) November 8, 2005 — Chairman's Mark of the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) November 8, 2005 — Official Summary of Chairman's Mark of the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) November 8, 2005 — Joint Tax Committee Description of the Chairman's Mark of the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) October 26, 2005 — Budget Bill Provision Regarding PBGC Premium Increases, as Passed by House Education and the Workforce Committee October 5, 2005 — CBO Letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) Concerning Budgetary Impact of the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 (S. 1783) October 5, 2005 — Multiemployer Plan Funding and Deduction Reform Act (S. 1825, Santorum) October 5, 2005 — Summary of Dewine-Mikulski Amendment to S. 1783 Regarding Funding Rules and Smoothing October 4, 2005 — Dewine-Mikulski Amendment to S. 1783 Regarding Funding Rules and Smoothing October 3, 2005 — House Education and the Workforce Committee Report on Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) September 29, 2005 — Senate Compromise Bill Summary September 28, 2005 — Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783) September 26, 2005 — CBO Cost Estimate of Pension Protection Act of 2005 (H.R. 2830) September 23, 2005 — CBO Guide to Understanding the PBGC September 22, 2005 — Letter from Senate Democrats Urging Action on Pension Funding Reform Legislation September 7, 2005 — Defined Benefit Security Act (Senate HELP Committee Bill) September 2, 2005 — Chairman's Mark of the Defined Benefit Security Act (HELP Committee Bill) September 2, 2005 — Summary of the Chairman's Mark of the Defined Benefit Security Act (HELP Committee Bill) July 29, 2005 — PBGC Response to Rep. George Miller's FOIA Request July 26, 2005 — Modifications to the Chairman's Mark of the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Act (Grassley/Baucus), approved by the Senate Finance Committee July 26, 2005 — Revenue Table for the Chairman's Mark of the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Act (Grassley/Baucus), as approved by the Senate Finance Committee July 22, 2005 — Joint Tax Committee Description of the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Act (Grassley/Baucus) July 6, 2005 — Letter from Labor Secretary Elaine Chao on Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830, Boehner) June 30, 2005 — Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830, Boehner) as Approved by House Education and the Workforce Committee "Yellow Zone" Amendment "Red Zone" Amendment June 8, 2005 — Summary of Boehner pension reform bill May 31, 2005 — GAO Report: Private Pensions: Recent Experiences of Large Defined Benefit Plans Illustrate Weaknesses in Funding Rules | Abstract | Highlights May 12, 2005 — Bill Imposing Six-Month Moratorium on Termination of Certain Plans Under ERISA (H.R. 2327, Miller) May 12, 2005 — Pension Security Disclosure Act (H.R. 2321, Doggett) May 10, 2005 — Pension Fairness and Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 2233, Miller) May 10, 2005 — Pension Fairness and Full Disclosure Act (S. 991, Kennedy) April 20, 2005 — Employee Pension Preservation Act (H.R. 861, Isakson/Rockefeller) March 18, 2005 — Amendment No. 262 to Budget Legislation Expressing Sense of the Senate on Pension Reform March 2, 2005 — Representative John Boehner's (R-OH) Principles for Long-Term Pension Reform February 17, 2005 — Funding our Future: A Safe and Sound Approach to Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Reform October 7, 2004 — Summary of Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on the Airline Industry, Pensions and Bankruptcy September 8, 2004 — Miller Amendment to House Appropriations Bill and Debate Regarding PBGC Disclosure (from Federal Register) April 2, 2004 — Conference report: statement of the managers April 1, 2004 — Text of H.R. 3108 Conference Agreement (statutory language) April 1, 2004 — Outline of H.R. 3108 Conference Report March 9, 2004 — Joint Committee on Taxation Comparison of Tax and Pension Provisions of H.R. 3108, as Passed by House and Senate (JCX-17-04) March 9, 2004 — Joint Committee on Taxation Estimated Revenue Effects of H.R. 3108, as Passed by House and Senate (JCX-18-04) March 4, 2004 — Letter from Bush Administration to Pension Bill Conferees Regarding Deficit Reduction Contribution Relief February 3, 2004 — Pension Funding Proposal as part of the Bush Administration's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget February 3, 2004 — Department of Labor Budget Document January 27, 2004 — Senate Amendments to Pension Stability Act (H.R. 3108): Kyl Amendment #2234 Grassley Amendment #2261 Nickles Amendment #2265 Kyl Amendment #2236 January 23, 2004 — PBGC Board Letter Stating Opposition to DRC and Multiemployer Plan Relief and Recommendation for Presidential Veto of H.R. 3108 January 22, 2004 — Statement of Administration Policy on Pension Funding Equity Act (H.R. 3108) January 22, 2004 — Substitute Amendment to the Pension Stability Act (H.R. 3108) by Senators Grassley, Gregg, Baucus and Kennedy January 22, 2004 — Senate HELP Committee Report on 30-year Treasury Rate Replacement Regislation (S. 2005) January 22, 2004 — Republican Policy Committee Report on H.R. 3108 January 21, 2004 — Senate Finance Committee Bill Summary of Pension Security Act for Senate Staff November 20, 2003 — Text of Extenders Bill (H.R. 3521) Containing Pension Interest Rate Reform and DRC November 20, 2003 — Summary of Extenders Bill (H.R. 3521) Containing Pension Interest Rate Reform and DRC October 28, 2003 — Chairman's Substitute to Pension Stability Act September 25, 2003 — Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 1617, Kennedy) September 17, 2003 — Description Of Chairman's Modification To The "National Employee Savings And Trust Equity Guarantee Act" (Grassley) September 17, 2003 — Estimated Revenue Effects Of The Chairman's Modification To The "National Employee Savings And Trust Equity Guarantee Act" (Grassley) September 17, 2003 — Pension Funding Equity Act (H.R. 3108) September 17, 2003 — Amendment list for National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Act (Grassley) September 4, 2003 — Pension Security Disclosure Act (H.R. 3005, Doggett) July 31, 2003 — Pension Stability Act (Gregg) (S. 1550) July 29, 2003 — GAO Report: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Single-Employer Insurance Program: Long-Term Vulnerabilities Warrant "High Risk" Designation July 18, 2003 — Chairman's Substitute Statutory Language for the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H.R. 1776, Portman-Cardin) July 18, 2003 — Joint Tax Committee Description of the Chairman's Substitute for the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H.R. 1776, Portman-Cardin) July 18, 2003 — Revenue Estimate of the Chairman's Substitute for the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H.R. 1776, Portman-Cardin) July 18, 2003 — Ways and Means Summary of the Chairman's Substitute for the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H.R. 1776, Portman-Cardin) July 18, 2003 — Rep. Rob Portman's Summary of the Chairman's Substitute for the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H.R. 1776, Portman-Cardin) July 15, 2003 — Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the House Committee on Ways and Means joint hearing on the Bush Administration’s 30-Year Treasury Rate Replacement Proposal Testimony of the Department of Treasury’s Peter Fisher Testimony of the Department of Labor’s Ann Combs June 3, 2003 — "Dear Colleague" Letter from Rep. Knollenberg (R-MI) To House Ways & Means Committee Members Asking Support of Portman-Cardin Interest Rate Provision June 3, 2003 — Draft Letter To Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) From House Ways & Means Committee Members In Support of Portman-Cardin Interest Rate Provision May 16, 2003 — Pension Reform: The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 (Summary of HR 1776 prepared by the Congressional Research Service) May 16, 2003 — Pensions and Retirement Saving Plans: Comparison of H.R. 1776 with Current Law (Prepared by the Congressional Research Service) May 15, 2003 — Amendment by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) to Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act of 2003 Providing For Pension Interest Rate Reform and Commission on Defined Benefit Funding May 9, 2003 — AFL-CIO Letter of Support for Pension Interest Rate Replacement May 2, 2003 — Democratic Dear Colleague Letter Opposing Portman/Cardin bill (H.R. 1776) April 11, 2003 — The Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 (Portman/Cardin) (HR 1776) April 11, 2003 — Summary of the Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003, provided by Representatives Rob Portman (R_OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) March 28, 2003 — Portman/Cardin Summary of Upcoming Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 March 17, 2003 — The Catch-Up Lost Retirement Savings Act (Wyden) (S.629) February 25, 2003 — Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) Letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Thomas on 30-Year Treasury Issue February 3, 2003 — General Explanations of the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Revenue Proposals (Treasury Department)[See pp. 11-22 for the Dividend Proposal, pp. 63-66 for Individual Development Accounts, pp. 96-97 for Repeal of section 132 of the Revenue Act of 1978, and pp. 118-128 for Retirement Savings Proposals.] January 31, 2003 — Treasury Details on Lifetime Savings Accounts and Retirement Savings Accounts January 31, 2003 — Treasury Details on Employer Retirement Savings Accounts January 31, 2003 — Treasury Department Release on Bush Administration Retirement Savings Proposals January 31, 2003 — The Retirement Account Portability Improvement Act (H.R. 518) (Pomeroy) January 7, 2003 — Fact Sheet on the President's Economic Growth Proposal June 7, 2001 — Final Enrolled Version of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1836) as Signed by President Bush November 13, 2002 — Joint Tax Committee Description of the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2002 (H.R. 5713/S. 3153) October 8, 2002 — Chairman's Mark of The Retirement Savings and Security Act of 2002 (H.R. 5558) October 8, 2002 — Joint Tax Committee Estimated Revenue Effects of Chairman's Mark (H.R. 5558) October 7, 2002 — Joint Tax Committee Description of H.R. 5558 October 7, 2002 — Joint Tax Committee Estimated Revenue Effects of H.R. 5558 October 3, 2002 — Portman Summary of the Portman/Cardin Protecting America's Savings Act October 3, 2002 — Text of the Protecting America's Savings Act (Portman/Cardin) October 2, 2002 — Letter from Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA) to SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt regarding Pension Accounting September 26, 2002 — Bayh Bill to Increase Access to Pension Plan Investment Advice (S. 3010) June 28, 2002 — Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 2707) (Kennedy/Snowe) June 21, 2002 — Bush Statement of Administration Policy on EGTRRA Pension Permanence Legislation (H.R. 4931) June 19, 2002 — Description of the "Retirement Savings Security Act" (H.R. 4931) June 19, 2002 — Estimated Revenue Effects of the "Retirement Savings Security Act" (H.R. 4931) June 18, 2002 — Summary of Draft Matsui Substitute Amendment to EGTRRA Pension Permanence Bill (H.R. 4931) June 18, 2002 — Text of Draft Matsui Substitute Amendment to EGTRRA Pension Permanence Bill (H.R. 4931) June 18, 2002 — Dear Colleague from Ways and Means Democrats Urging “No” Vote on EGTRRA Pension Permanence (H.R. 4931) June 13, 2002 — Retirement Savings Security Act (H.R. 4931) (Portman/Cardin) May 23, 2002 — Legislation Providing 2001 Pension Funding Relief (S. 2563) (Grassley) May 23, 2002 — Summary of the Draft of the Women's Pension Protection Act (Kennedy) March 8, 2002 — Bill Text of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (H.R. 3090) March 8, 2002 — Joint Tax Committee Explanation of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (H.R. 3090) March 7, 2002 — Economic Security and Recovery Act (H.R. 3090), as Passed by the House of Representatives on 3/7/02 March 6, 2002 — Pension Interest Rate Relief Act (Portman) March 6, 2002 — Pension Improvement Act ("Byrd Droppings") (Portman) February 14, 2002 — Text of House Amendment on Unemployment Insurance Extension and Tax Cuts (H.R. 622) December 19, 2001 — Joint Tax Committee Revenue Estimate for Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act (H.R. 3529) December 19, 2001 — Text of Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act (H.R. 3529) December 19, 2001 — Joint Tax Committee Summary of Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act (H.R. 3529) December 17, 2001 — Outline of House-Offered Compromise on Economic Stimulus Legislation December 14, 2001 — Snowe/Collins Letter to Senate Leadership Urging Pension Interest Rate Relief December 10, 2001 — Letter from Group of Senators Urging Inclusion of Pension Interest Rate Relief in Economic Stimulus November 28, 2001 — Johnson/Portman Letter to Treasury Secretary O'Neill on 30-year Bond Rate Pension Problem November 15, 2001 — Murkowski Letter to Treasury Secretary O'Neill on 30-year Bond Rate Pension Problem May 31, 2001 — Final Conference Report (107-84) on H.R. 1836, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act May 29, 2001 — Final Statutory Text of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (see pp. 91-175 for pension and retirement savings provisions) May 29, 2001 — House/Senate Explanation of Final Contents of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 May 29, 2001 — Short Summary of Provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 May 29, 2001 — Estimated Revenue Effects of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (see pp. 4-7 for pension and retirement savings provisions) May 16, 2001 — “Modifications to Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s Mark of RELIEF Comprehensive Tax Act” Part One Part Two Part Three May 11, 2001 — Description of Chairman Grassley's Mark of Senate Tax Bill (RELIEF Act) May 11, 2001 — Estimated Revenue Effects of Chairman Grassley's Mark of Senate Tax Bill (RELIEF Act) May 2, 2001 — The Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10) as passed by the House of Representatives April 25, 2001 — Joint Tax Revenue Estimate for H.R. 10 as Reported by House Ways & Means Committee. April 24, 2001 — Joint Tax Description of Version of H.R. 10 Considered by House Ways & Means Committee April 10, 2001 — Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 742) April 5, 2001 — Section-by-Section Summary of the Grassley/Baucus Retirement Savings Bill March 14, 2001 — Portman/Cardin Retirement Savings Legislation March 11, 2001 — Short Summary of Chairman Grassley's Mark of Senate Tax Bill (RELIEF Act) October 31, 2000 — Joint Tax Committee Summary of the Taxpayer Relef Act of 2000 October 27, 2000 — House GOP Executive Summary of the Taxpayer Relief Act October 26, 2000 — Estimated Revenue Effects of The Taxpayer Relief Act of 2000. October 26, 2000 — Letter from President Clinton to Hill Leadership Regarding Planned Veto of Tax Package October 26, 2000 — Text of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2000 (Pension reform provisions can be found beginning at Sec. 400, p. 55 in the .pdf format) October 25, 2000 — Senate Finance Committee Outline of Tax Relief Package Including Retirement Savings Legislation October 25, 2000 — Letter from President Clinton to Hill Leaders Outlining Administration Offer on Pension Reform and Other Tax Items October 6, 2000 — Description of Jeffords Amendment Adding ERISA Pension Provisions to Senate Retirement Security and Savings Act (H.R. 1102) October 6, 2000 — Text of Jeffords Amendment Adding ERISA Pension Provisions to Senate Retirement Security and Savings Act (H.R. 1102) October 2, 2000 — GAO Report on Private Pensions: "Top-Heavy" Rules for Owner-Dominated Plans September 13, 2000 — Senate Finance Committee Report on Retirement Security and Savings Act (H.R. 1102) September 7, 2000 — Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2000 (H.R. 1102) Passed by the Senate Finance Committee September 6, 2000 — Joint Tax Committee's Revenue Estimate of the Chairman's Mark of the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2000 September 5, 2000 — Description of the Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark of the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2000 July 19, 2000 — Statement of Clinton Administration Policy Opposing H.R. 1102, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act July 17, 2000 — Joint Committee on Taxation Brief Summary of H.R. 4843, the Comprehensive Retirement Security And Pension Reform Act July 13, 2000 — Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2000 (H.R. 4843) July 13, 2000 — Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4843, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, offered by House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer (R-TX) (in pdf format) July 13, 2000 — Estimated Revenue Effects of H.R. 4843, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (in pdf format) July 11, 2000 — Joint Committee on Taxation Description of H.R. 4843, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act   (in pdf format) June 6, 2000 — Pension Opportunities for Women’s Equality in Retirement Act (S. 2671) March 7, 2000 — Joint Tax Committee’s Summary Of Provisions Contained In The Small Business Tax Fairness Act Of 2000 (H.R. 3852) (in pdf format) February 7, 2000 — Clinton Administration Pension and Retirement Savings Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001 (in pdf format) February 7, 2000 — More Detailed Description of Clinton Administration Pension and Retirement Savings Proposals August 1999 — Stretching the Pension Dollar: Improving U.S. Retirement Security and National Saving by Enhancing Employer-Based Pension Plans A Study Prepared by APPWP and the AmericanCouncil for Capital Formation July 22, 1999 — Joint Tax Committee Study on Penalty & Interest Provisions (Table of Contents at pp.4-11, Pension Penalties at pp.169-174) August 8, 1999 — Estimated Revenue Effects of the Conference Agreement for the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488) August 8, 1999 — Overview of Conference Agreement on Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999 (H.R. 2488) by Joint Tax Committee August 4, 1999 — Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999, as reported by the Conference Committee Table of Contents - pp. 1-9 Title II. B - IRA's - pp. 59-67 Title XII - Pension - pp. 328-437 Withholding Provision - pp. 501-502 Transfer for Retiree Health - pp. 517-521) August 4, 1999 — Conference Comm. Report on Taxpayer Refund Act of 1999 Table of Contents - pp. 1-18 Title II.B - IRA's - pp. 54-61 Title XII - Pension - pp. 262-339 Withholding Provision - pp. 415-416 Transfer for Retiree Health - pp. 423-425) October 19, 1999 — Joint Tax Committee Summary of Tax Provisions Contained in the Wage and Employment Growth Act of 1999 (H.R. 3081) (in pdf format) Chart of ERISA Pension Provisions Approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee     Page 1     Page 2     Page 3     Page 4     Page 5     Page 6 March 11, 1999 — Detailed Section-by-Section Description of the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 1102), Portman/Cardin (in pdf format) April 28, 1999 — Summary of Retirement Security Act of 1999 (H.R. 1590), Gejdenson March 25, 1999 — Pension Coverage and Portability Act of 1999 (S. 741), Graham/Grassley March 11, 1999 — Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 1999, (H.R. 1102) Portman/Cardin March 25, 1999 — Summary of The Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 1999 (H.R. 1102), Portman/Cardin

Council Materials December 22, 2005 — Summary and Comparison of Defined Benefit and Other Retirement Arrangements in Leading Pension Reform Proposals (Courtesy of the Benefits Group of Davis & Harman, LLP) December 13, 2005 — Council Views on Funding Provisions of Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) December 13, 2005 — UAW Letter Supporting Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) December 9, 2005 — Consulting Firm Letter to Congress regarding H.R. 2830 December 6, 2005 — House Leadership Letter Regarding HR 2830 Floor Vote November 15, 2005 — Updated Council Letter to Full Senate Regarding Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783) October 4, 2005 — Council Letter to Senate Regarding PBGC's Interest Rate Assumptions November 3, 2005 —Council Letter to Senate Urging Passage of Bingaman Amendment to Budget Reconciliation Bill November 2, 2005 —Bingaman Amendment (#2364) to Reconciliation Bill on PBGC Premiums October 19, 2005 —Council Letter to Full Senate Regarding Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783) October 18, 2005 —Council Letter to Senate HELP Committee Regarding PBGC Premiums and Budget Reconciliation October 5, 2005 —Action Alert: Urge Senate support for DeWine-Mikulski amendment to S. 1783 on funding reform October 5, 2005 —UAW Letter of Support for DeWine-Mikulski Amendment to S. 1783 October 5, 2005 —Pension Funding Talking Points October 5, 2005 —Hybrid Plan Talking Points October 3, 2005 — Council Letter to Senators Regarding Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783) August 4, 2005 — Chart Comparing H.R. 2830 (Boehner), NESTEG (Grassley-Baucus), Current Law and Administration Proposal (Courtesy of the Benefits Group of Davis and Harman) July 29, 2005 — Summary of the NESTEG Bill as approved by the Senate Finance Committee (courtesy of Groom Law Group) July 29, 2005 — Summary of Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830) as Passed by House Education and Workforce Committee (Courtesy of Groom Law Group) July 25, 2005 — ACTION ALERT: Contact Senate Finance Committee Members with Concerns About NESTEG Bill July 25, 2005 — Council Concerns with the Funding Rules in the Chairman’s Mark of the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Act (Grassley-Baucus) July 14, 2005 — Council Concerns with Funding Rules of Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830, Boehner) June 27, 2005 — ACTION ALERT: Urge Education and the Workforce Committee members to consider changes to Pension Bill June 15, 2005 — House Education and the Workforce Testimony on Boehner Pension Reform Bill June 14, 2005 — Council critique of the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 2830, Boehner) June 8, 2005 — Council summary of Boehner pension bill June 7, 2005 — Senate Finance Airlines Pension Reform Hearing Summary (Courtesy of Davis and Harman) April 26, 2005 — Group Letter to Congress Urging Pension Reform and PBGC Premium Increase Be Excluded from FY06 Budget April 26, 2005 — Testimony of Sallie Bailey, Timken Company (on behalf of American Benefits Council and others) at HELP Subcommittee Hearing on Bush Administration Budget Proposals April 25, 2005 — PBGC Budget Proposal Talking Points and Action Alert April 25, 2005 — Pension Budget Letter to Congress | Microsoft Word Version April 15, 2005 — ACTION ALERT! Urge Administration officials, House Leadership, Budget Committee members to limit PBGC premium increases March 21, 2005 — ACTION ALERT! Urge Congress: budget process the wrong place for setting pension policy March 11, 2005 — Group Statement on EGTRRA Permanence March 8, 2005 — Council Testimony on Funding Reform by Henry Eickelberg, General Dynamics, before the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee March 8, 2005 — ACTION ALERT: Contact Budget Committee members to reject large PBGC premium increases March 2, 2005 — Council Testimony on Funding Reform by Ken Porter, DuPont Co., before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce May 26, 2004 — Pensions at the Precipice: The Multiple Threats Facing our Nation’s Defined Benefit Pension System April 7, 2004 — ACTION ALERT: Urge Senators to Support Pension Interest Rate Bill April 7, 2004 — Council letter urges Senate to pass immediately Pension Funding Equity Act (H.R. 3108) March 31, 2004 — ACTION ALERT: White House Support Needed for Final Action on Pension Funding Rate Legislation March 30, 2004 — Joint Employer Group Letter to Pension Bill Conferees February 27, 2004 — ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Complete Pension Interest Rate Bill (Talking Points Included) February 13, 2004 — Background and Talking Points on Pension Interest Rate Issue February 13, 2004 — One-Page Chart Comparing House and Senate Pension Interest Rate Legislation (Courtesy of the Benefits Group of Davis & Harman) February 10, 2004 — Group Letter to House Urging Immediate Action on Pension Interest Rate Reform January 29, 2004 — ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Complete Pension Interest Rate Bill January 29, 2004 — Summary of Senate Passage of H.R. 3108 (Courtesy of the Benefits Group of Davis and Harman) January 13, 2004 — Talking Points on Corporate Bond Rate December 8, 2003 — ACTION ALERT: Make Your Voice Heard on Pension Interest Rate Replacement December 4, 2003 — Letter to Congress Urging Pension Funding Rate Fix Before Year's End December 4, 2003 — Letter to Senator Grassley on 30-year Treasury reform November 7, 2003 — Letter to Senate Committee Leaders Urging Enactment of Pension Interest Rate Reform October 29, 2003 — Testimony of Robert Krinsky on Pension Plan Underfunding Before the House Education and Workforce Committee October 14, 2003 — Testimony of Scott Macey on America's Pension System before the Senate Special Committee on Aging September 15, 2003 — Council Testimony on Defined Benefit Plans and the PBGC before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security September 12, 2003 — Talking Points on PBGC Deficit July 30, 2003 — ACTION ALERT: Contact Your Representatives Over August Recess July 23, 2003 — Comparison Chart Summarizing H.R. 1776 (Portman-Cardin) as Passed by the House Ways and Means Committee July 18, 2003 — Talking Points on Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (Portman-Cardin Bill) small business coverage expansion of IRAs advancement of women's retirement security enhanced pension portability assistance for low and moderate income workers the wise use of federal budgetary resources acceleration of increased contribution limits minimum required distribution changes July 16, 2003 — Testimony of Ken Porter Before a Joint Hearing of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations July 11, 2003 — Talking Points on Pension Interest Rate Replacement and Lump Sum Distributions July 11, 2003 — Talking Points on Pension Interest Rate Replacement and Funding Requirements July 11, 2003 — Talking Points on Pension Interest Rate Replacement and the Yield Curve Approach July 1, 2003 — Myths and Facts About the Funding Provisions of H.R. 1776 July 1, 2003 — Myths and Facts About the Savings Provisions of H.R. 1776 May 16, 2003 — Pension Interest Rate Reform: Preventing Pension Freezes and Economic Stagnation while Preserving Strict Funding Requirements May 16, 2003 — Council letter to Congress Addressing Pension Interest Rate Reform in the Economic Growth Bill April 30, 2003 — Council Testimony on Defined Benefit Plan Funding before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures April 22, 2003 — Chart Summarizing Portman-Cardin Bill (H.R. 1776) April 11, 2003 — Council summary of Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 (HR 1776) March 27, 2003 — Council Talking Points In Support of Pension Interest Rate Reform March 14, 2003 — Council Letter to Treasury Secretary Snow on Treasury Interest Rate Reform March 11, 2003 — Council Testimony on the Defined Benefit Plan Funding Before the Senate Finance Committee March 4, 2003 — ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Enact Permanent Pension Interest Rate Reform February 3, 2003 — Council Chart Summarizing Bush Retirement Savings Proposals February 3, 2003 — Council Chart Showing Effect of Bush Retirement Savings Proposals on Existing Savings Vehicles January 17, 2003 — Council Letter to Portman/Cardin on Next Generation of Pension Reform December 3, 2002 — Council Letter to Sens. Grassley, Baucus, Gregg and Kennedy on Pension Interest Rate Reform Principles November 20, 2002 — Council Letter to Reps. Portman and Cardin Urging Defined Benefit Plan Interest Rate Relief October 15, 2002 — Talking Points in Support of the Retirement Savings and Security Act (H.R. 5558) July 9, 2002 — Council Talking Points in Opposition to Kennedy Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 2707) June 20, 2002 — ACTION ALERT: Council Urges ‘Yes’ Vote on H.R. 4931, Making Retirement Savings Reforms Permanent June 20, 2002 — Testimony of Mark Beilke Before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight: Retirement Security and Defined Benefit Plans June 19, 2002 — Council Talking Points in Support of EGTRRA Pension Permanence Legislation (H.R. 4931) June 19, 2002 — Council Talking Points Critiquing Matsui Democratic Substitute to EGTRRA Pension Permanence Legislation (H.R. 4931) January 16, 2002 — Group Letter Urging Inclusion of Pension Interest Rate Relief in Bush FY03 Budget December 13, 2001 — Coalition Letter to President Bush Urging Enactment of Pension Interest Rate Relief by Year-End December 12, 2001 — ACTION ALERT: Pension Interest Rate Action Needed as Stimulus Bill Concludes December 10, 2001 — Group Letter to Tax Committee Leaders Urging Action on EGTRRA Technical Corrections December 6, 2001 — Coalition Letter to Stimulus Negotiators Urging Inclusion of Pension Interest Rate Relief December 5, 2001 — ACTION ALERT: Immediate Action Needed on Pension Interest Rate Relief November 30, 2001 — Group Letter to Congress Urging Pension Interest Rate Relief by Year-End November 28, 2001 — Council Urges Member Companies to Advocate Immediately for 30-Year Treasury Bond Rate Relief November 27, 2001 — Sample Company Letter to Capitol Hill Urging Pension Interest Rate Relief November 27, 2001 — Updated Council Proposal for Short-Term Defined Benefit Plan Funding and Premium Relief May 29, 2001 — Chart Comparing Major Retirement Savings Provisions in House, Senate and Final Tax Bills May 29, 2001 — Chart Comparing Current Law to Major Retirement Savings Provisions Contained in Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 PENSION REFORM FLASH May 24, 2001 — Chart Comparing Major Retirement Savings Provisions of House (H.R. 10) and Senate (RELIEF) Legislation May 21, 2001 — Group Letter to Republican Leadership Urging Inclusion of Retirement Savings Provisions in Final Tax Bill May 21, 2001 — Group Letter to Senate Urging Opposition to Removal or Scaling Back of Tax Bill's Retirement Savings Provisions May 16, 2001 — Comparison of Cost of Major Retirement Provisions in H.R. 10 and Senate Tax Bill (RELIEF) May 14, 2001 — Action Alert: Senators Urged to Preserve Tax Bill's Retirement Savings Incentives May 14, 2001 — Group Letter Urging Opposition to Removal or Scaling Back of Tax Bill's Retirement Savings Provisions May 14, 2001 — Council Talking Points on Benefits of S. 742 to Low and Moderate-Income Workers May 8, 2001 — Council Talking Points on Grassley/Baucus Retirement Savings Legislation (S. 742) May 8, 2001 — Group Letter to Senate Finance Committee Urging Inclusion of Retirement Savings Legislation (S. 742) in Tax Reconciliation Bill May 3, 2001 — National Newspaper Headlines on H.R. 10 House Vote April 26, 2001 — Urgent Action Alert: Internet Advocacy Tools Available for Promoting Retirement Savings Legislation April 24, 2001 — Chart Comparing Major Provisions of House (H.R. 10) and Senate (S. 742) Retirement Savings Legislation April 23, 2001 — Council Talking Points on Benefits of H.R. 10 to Low and Moderate-Income Workers April 5, 2001 — Testimony of Nanci Palmintere on H.R. 10 Before the House Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations March 1, 2001 — ACTION ALERT: Write Congress to Support Retirement Savings Legislation February 28, 2001 — List of Diverse Organizations Supporting Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation February 27, 2001 — Group Letter Requesting White House Meeting on Retirement Savings Legislation February 14, 2001 — Council Letter to Senate Urging Cosponsorship of Grassley/Baucus Retirement Savings Legislation February 9, 2001 — Council Letter to House Urging Cosponsorship of Portman/Cardin Retirement Savings Legislation February 8, 2001 — Council Talking Points on Economic Arguments in Support of Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation January 30, 2001 — ACTION ALERT: Members Urged to Cosponsor Retirement Savings Legislation October 26, 2000 — Council Letter to Senate Urging Support of Tax Relief Bill Including Retirement Savings Legislation (H.R. 2614) October 26, 2000 — Council Letter to House Urging Support of Tax Relief Bill Including Retirement Savings Legislation (H.R. 2614) October 19, 2000 — Action Alert: Contact White House Regarding Retirement Savings Legislation October 17, 2000 — Council Letter to House Urging Enactment of Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation (H.R. 1102) October 13, 2000 — Council Letter Suporting Jeffords Amendment Adding ERISA Pension Provision to Senate Retirement Security and Savings Act October 12, 2000 — Sample Op-Ed Letter Supporting H.R. 1102 October 5, 2000 — Action Alert on Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation (H.R. 1102) October 4, 2000 — Group Letter to President Clinton Urging Enactment of Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation (H.R. 1102) October 3, 2000 — Group Letter Regarding Differences Between House and Senate Versions of H.R.1102 October 2, 2000 — Council Talking Points Responding to Criticisms of Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation (H.R. 1102) September 28, 2000 — Group Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Enactment of the Retirement Security and Savings Act (H.R. 1102). September 19, 2000 — Summary of Retirement Savings Provisions Included in H.R. 1102, as Passed by the House of Representatives on July 19, 2000 and Reported by the Senate Finance Committee on September 7, 2000 September 18, 2000 — Council Letter to Senate Urging Floor Support for Retirement Security and Savings Act (H.R. 1102) September 6, 2000 — Group Letter Supporting the Senate Retirement Security and Savings Act August 17, 2000 — APPWP Letter Urging Senate Passage of Bipartisan Retirement Savings Legislation August 17, 2000 — Legislative Action: Bipartisan Retirement Savings Reform Will Increase Pension Coverage and Boost Savings August 2, 2000 — Legislative Action: July 27 Wall Street Journal Pension Article Misleads and Distorts July 26, 2000 — Group Letter Urging Prompt Senate Action on Retirement Savings Legislation July 25, 2000 — Detailed Chart Comparing Current Law and Reforms of H.R. 1102, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act July 19, 2000 — APPWP Talking Points on Bipartisan Pension Reform Provisions to Spur Small Business Coverage July 19, 2000 — APPWP Talking Points on Bipartisan Pension Reform Provisions to Meet Women's Retirement Needs July 19, 2000 — APPWP Talking Points on Bipartisan Pension Reform Provisions to Restore Incentives for New Plans July 19, 2000 — APPWP Talking Points on Bipartisan Pension Reform Top-Heavy Provisions July 19, 2000 — APPWP Talking Points on Bipartisan Pension Reform Nondiscrimination Provisions July 19, 2000 — How Employees Benefit Under H.R. 1102, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act March 8, 2000 — Legislative Action: Center on Budget Critique Misses Broad-Based Benefits of Pension Reforms July 11, 2000 — Bipartisan Pension Reform Will Increase Pension Coverage and Boost Savings June 14, 2000 — APPWP Letter Urging Support of Pension/Retirement Savings Legislation and Cosponsorship of H.R. 1102 April 19, 2000 — APPWP Letter to Full Senate Urging Enactment of Bipartisan Pension Reform March 8, 2000 — Center on Budget Critique Misses Broad-Based Benefits of Pension Reforms March 6, 2000 — APPWP Letter Urging Enactment of Bipartisan Pension Reform November 8, 1999 — APPWP Summary of Key Employer Provisions of Bipartisan Pension Legislation (H.R. 1102), Portman/Cardin November 8, 1999 — Legislative Action: APPWP Urges Opposition to Kennedy Minimum Wage Amendment, Support for Domenici Alternative November 8, 1999 — Group Letter Supporting Pension Provisions in Tax Relief Amendment to Bankruptcy Reform Act October 14, 1999 — Legislative Action: Oct. 7 New York Times Story Misreads Intent, Effect of Portman-Cardin Pension Legislation October 19, 1999 — Legislative Action: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Distorts Effects of Pension Reforms September 27, 1999 — Group Letter Urging Inclusion of Pension Reform in Remaining 1999 Legislative Vehicles November 8, 1999 — APPWP Talking Points Supporting Limits Restoration August 2, 1999 — APPWP Letter to Conferees Regarding Inclusion of Pension Items in Tax Bill Conference Agreement July 27, 1999 — APPWP Supports Pension Provisions of Tax Bill; Urges Opposition to Cash Balance Amendments July 26, 1999 — Group Letter of Support for the Pension Items in the Senate Tax Bill (S. 1429) July 21, 1999 — Group Letter of Support for the Pension Items in the House Tax Bill (H.R. 2488)

Official Source Documents December 1, 2005 — Updated Mortality Tables for Determination of Current Liability November 15, 2005 — PBGC Release on 2005 Fiscal Deficit November 15, 2005 — 2005 PBGC Performance and Accountability Report November 15, 2005 — 2005 Independent Auditor’s Report of the PBGC April 6, 2005 — PBGC Report on Bush Administration's Pension Funding Reform Proposals February 9, 2005 — DOL Summary of Bush Administration's Funding Proposals January 12, 2005 — Bush Administration Single-Employer Pension Reform Proposal January 10, 2005 — Labor Secretary Chao announcement of Bush Administration's pension reform proposal January 10, 2005 — Department of Labor fact sheet of Bush Administration's pension reform proposal November 15, 2004 — PBGC 2004 Performance and Accountability Report May 6, 2004 — Mark J. Warshawsky (Treasury Department) Speech on Defined Benefit System Reform April 12, 2004 — IRS Notice 2004-34 Weighted Average Interest Rate Modification April 12, 2004 — IRS Announcement 2004-38 Election of Alternative Deficit Reduction Contribution September 3, 2003 — IRS Notice 2003-62 Requesting Comments on Mortality Tables July 7, 2003 — Treasury Department Proposals Regarding Pension Interest Rate and Funding Issues March 31, 2003 — GAO Report on PBGC Administrative Expenditures July 24, 2002 — Letter and Press Release from Representative George Miller (D-CA) to Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao urging new scrutiny of defined benefit plan underfunding	Council Materials December 23, 2005 — Summary and Analysis of FASB Pension Accounting Changes(Courtesy of Mercer Human Resource Consulting) September 23, 2005— Promises to Keep: The True Nature of the Risks to the Defined Benefit Pension System (prepared for the Council by Mary Schmitt and John O’Hare of Optimal Benefit Strategies, LLC) April 25, 2005 — Council comment letter to PBGC on liability pursuant to ERISA section 4062 (e) April 12, 2005 — Concerns Regarding Spot Valuations and Back-End Smoothing June 26, 2003 — Council Testimony on Interest Rate Reform Before ERISA Advisory Council of the Department of Labor November 27, 2002 — Council Letter to Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on Pension Interest Rate Reform Principles
Official Source Documents	Council Materials June 6, 2006 — Amicus Brief in Miller et al v Xerox
December 15, 2005 — Council available to comment on House consideration of pension funding bill November 16, 2005 — Council urges changes to pension reform bill before reaching president's desk October 18, 2005 — Council urges HELP panel to reject extreme PBGC premiums; encourages full Senate to continue work on pension reform October 5, 2005 — Council available to comment on Senate pension funding bill September 23, 2005 — New report: PBGC deficit overstated; based on inappropriate assumptions, investment strategy September 8, 2005 — Senate HELP Committee mixes its pension funding reform message: Good for funding reform, bad for hybrid plans June 30, 2005 — Council commends Chairman Boehner for leadership on pension funding reform; much work still remains June 27, 2005 — Council available to comment on Pension Funding Bill Markup by Education and Workforce Panel June 21, 2005 — Council available to comment on Education and Workforce Subcommittee Pension Funding Bill markup June 15, 2005 — Council to Congress: help employers remain in the defined benefit pension system June 7, 2005 — Council urges thoughtful approach to plan terminations and pension funding reform June 6, 2005 — Council testifies Tuesday before Senate HELP subcommittee and is available to comment on all pension-related hearings May 11, 2005 — United Airlines decision underscores need to focus on pension system, not just PBGC April 26, 2005 — Council available to comment on pension reform proposals considered at today's Senate HELP subcommittee hearing April 12, 2005 — Council to Senate Aging panel: employer-sponsored retirement plans important for national savings March 10, 2005 — Council urges Congress to make permanent pension reforms enacted in 2001 March 8, 2005 — Careful review of pension reform proposals urged of House Ways & Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee March 2, 2005 — Council submits pension funding proposals to House Government Reform subcommittee March 2, 2005 — Council provides Education and Workforce Committee with proposals for strengthening pension plan funding March 1, 2005 — Council provides Finance panel with recommendations for defined benefit pension plan funding reform February 17, 2005 — American Benefits Council releases recommendations for defined benefit pension plan funding reform February 15, 2005 — Council to release "Funding our Future" report on defined benefit pension plan funding reform January 10, 2005 — American Benefits Council President comments on Bush Administration pension reform proposal January 6, 2005 — Council President Klein available to comment on USAirways pension terminations August 19, 2004 — A Very Bad Message to Pension System: Council's Klein Comments on United Airlines' Pension Announcement April 12, 2004 — Council available to comment on H.R. 3108 pension funding reform regulations released by IRS April 8, 2004 — Council applauds Senate passage of H.R. 3108, urges President to sign legislation into law April 5, 2004 — Media Briefing April 2, 2004 — Council available to comment on H.R. 3108 House vote March 30, 2004 — Council urges Congress and White House to complete work on pension interest rate legislation January 28, 2004 — Council staff available to comment on Senate passage of pension interest rate reform bill November 11, 2003 — Cash balance restrictions may be unconstitutional, legal study finds October 29, 2003 — Council cheers Senate HELP approval of pension interest rate reform bill October 14, 2003 — Business groups urge Senate Aging panel to address multiple threats to defined benefit pension system October 6, 2003 — Council available to comment on House consideration of interest rate reform bill September 16, 2003 — Senate yield curve proposal could drive more companies from the pension system September 15, 2003 — Council tells Senate panel that 30-year Treasury rate replacement is a higher priority for pensions than PBGC "crisis" September 4, 2003 — Congress should focus on multiple threats to defined benefit pension plans rather than on PBGC "crisis" July 18, 2003 — Council commends Ways and Means panel passage of Portman-Cardin bill and 30-year Treasury rate reform for pension plans July 17, 2003 — Council staff available to comment on tomorrow’s House Ways and Means mark up of Portman-Cardin’s Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H.R. 1776) July 15, 2003 — Council urges joint House panels to use Portman-Cardin corporate bond rate in place of 30-year Treasury pension funding rate June 26, 2003 — Council urges DOL advisory panel to support Portman-Cardin 30-year Treasury rate reform for pension plans May 8, 2003 — Council to brief reporters on Portman-Cardin “Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act” prior to next week's markup April 11, 2003 — Council applauds introduction of Portman and Cardin's Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 March 11, 2003 — Council urges reform to preserve viability, flexibility of defined benefit pension plans
Cash Balance Plans · Savings Initiatives · Miscellaneous Retirement
Paul Dennett, Council vice president, health policy Kathryn Wilber, Council health policy legal counsel (202) 289-6700
June 18, 2002 — Joint Tax Committee Paper on Present Law and Background Relating to Employer-Sponsored Defined Benefit Plans February 27, 2003 — GAO Report on Pension Interest Rate Reform September 17, 2001 — GAO Report on Private Pensions: Issues of Coverage and Increasing Contribution Limits for Defined Contribution Plans June 20, 2002 — Council testifies to House subcommittee: defined benefit system needs urgent repair December 3, 2001 — Members of Congress join Council and others' call for pension funding and premium relief by year-end November 2, 2001 — Elimination of 30-year bonds makes pension funding relief more urgent August 23, 2001 — Council urges IRS, Treasury to maintain flexibility when issuing guidance on "catch-up" contributions May 31, 2001 — Council staff available to comment on retirement savings provisions to be signed by President Bush next week May 25, 2001 — Council Praises Congress: Retirement Savings Provisions in Final Tax Relief Bill Will Benefit All Americans May 23, 2001 — Senate Tax Bill Vote Brings Momentum for Prompt Enactment of Retirement Legislation May 14, 2001 — Senate Finance Committee to mark up tax bill Tuesday; Council staff available to comment May 2, 2001 — House Vote on H.R. 10 Yields Optimism for Prompt Enactment of Retirement Legislation April 30, 2001 — House to vote on retirement savings bill this week; Council staff available to comment April 26, 2001 — On to the Floor! Council lauds Education and Workforce panel's approval of H.R. 10 April 25, 2001 — American Benefits Council hails H.R. 10 passage by Ways and Means Committee April 24, 2001 — Council staff available to comment on this week's retirement savings bill votes by House committees April 6, 2001 — Council lauds Grassley, Baucus on introduction of their retirement savings bill in the Senate April 5, 2001 — American Benefits Council to House Subcommittee: ERISA Reforms Critical to Success of Retirement Savings Bill March 14, 2001 — Council urges rapid passage of bipartisan retirement savings legislation March 9, 2001 — Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act to be introduced on March 14, 2000 February 13, 2001 — Council urges Congress to add retirement savings legislation to Bush tax proposal February 8, 2001 — Council staff available to comment on prospects for addition of retirement savings provisions to Bush tax proposal September 7, 2000 — APPWP Applauds Unanimous Senate Finance Vote as Important Step Toward Pension Bill Enactment August 31, 2000 — APPWP Staff Available to Discuss Pension Reform Bill Senate Will Consider Next Week August 18, 2000 — APPWP Letter Urges Senate to Pass H.R. 1102 July 19, 2000 — House Victory on Retirement Savings Bill Builds Momentum for Enactment July 13, 2000 — APPWP Lauds Committee Approval of Comprehensive Pension Reform Bill July 11, 2000 — Bipartisan Pension Reform Will Increase Pension Coverage and Boost Savings March 8, 2000 — APPWP Lauds Important Step Forward for Comprehensive Pension Reform June 30, 1999 — Advance Retirement Security This Year - APPWP Urges Senate Finance Panel to Include Roth-Baucus, Graham-Grassley Bills in Upcoming Tax Legislation June 29, 1999 — APPWP Urges House Employer-Employee Panel to Endorse HR 1102 ERISA Provisions June 18, 1999 — APPWP Summary of Key Plan Sponsor Provisions in Portman/Cardin Pension Legislation (H.R. 1102)
Paul Dennett, Council vice president, health policy Kathryn Wilber, Council health policy legal counsel (202) 289-6700