A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone, for 2 years, the date on which the corporation first begins paying benefits under terminated multiemployer plans.
Public Law 95-214 · H.R. 9378 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 19, 1977 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. John Dent (D-PA-21)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. John Erlenborn
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for one and one-half years the date upon which automatic plan termination insurance coverage becomes effective with respect to multiemployer plans.
Increases the insurance premium for single-employer plans from $1 to $2.60 per participant.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 19, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-214.
- Dec 8, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 7, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments (See H.Res. 930).
- Nov 3, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Nov 1, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Oct 13, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
- Sep 29, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.