HR 3989 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Pension Plan Investment Enforcement Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-09-27· Sponsored by Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.(1983-10-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Pension Plan Investment Enforcement Act of 1983 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to impose upon employee benefit plan fiduciaries the duty to avoid selecting an investment for the purpose of advancing political or social goals if such investment can be reasonably expected to yield a financial return less than other available investments. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to 1954 to declare employee benefit plans ineligible as qualified trusts for tax purposes if it is possible under such plans to: (1) conduct investments other than in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries; or (2) select investments for purposes of advancing political or social goals if such investments can be reasonably expected to yield financial returns less than other available investments. Amends both the Act and the Code to establish procedures by which a person aggrieved by a determination of either the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of the Treasury regarding an exemption from the prohibition on certain fiduciary transactions may bring a civil action in Federal district court for declaratory or injunctive relief against such Secretary. Authorizes award of all cost…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans