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Pension Annuitants Protection Act of 1994

Public Law 103-401 · S. 1312 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 22, 1994 · Labor and Employment

Sponsor: Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Nancy Kassebaum

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Pension Annuitants Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that, in cases in which a pension plan fiduciary purchases insurance annuities in violation of ERISA, a court may award appropriate relief, including purchase of a back-up annuity.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

  1. Oct 22, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-401.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 18, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 3, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Williams moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Nov 17, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  8. Nov 1, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
  9. Oct 28, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  11. Aug 2, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Labor Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  12. Jul 29, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  13. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.