Pension Protection Act

Summary of the Latest Activity

Official Guidance

Employee Benefit Security Administration, Department of Labor:

Internal Revenue Service:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation :

Congressional Activity

  • Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (HR 7327) Public Law No. 110-458. To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes
  • Technical Explanation of HR 7327, the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, as passed by the House on December 10, 2008, prepared by the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, December 11, 2008 (43 pages)
  • Technical Explanation of H.R. 4 [PDF], the “Pension Protection Act Of 2006,” as Passed By the House On July 28, 2006, and as Considered By the Senate on August 3, 2006, prepared by the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, August 3, 2006 (386 pages)
  • Public Law No.109-280(HR 4) [PDF] (393 pages)
  • President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (HR 4) on August 17, 2006. [Congressional Research Service Summary]
  • Hearings: Retirement Security: Strengthening Pension Protections, House Committee on Education and Labor, May 3, 2007. The purpose of this hearing was to review the various requested modifications to the Pension Protection Act (HR 4)

Other Sources


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