On March 5, 2009, Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) introduced H.R. 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, into 111th Congress. Click here to view the entire bill text. ProtectSeniors.Org supports this legislation and urges Congress to pass it as quickly as possible.
H.R. 1322 Cosponsors
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H.R.1322
Title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (58)
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
COSPONSORS(58), ALPHABETICAL
| Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 5/12/2009 | Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 3/5/2009 | Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 4/21/2009 | Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 5/12/2009 | Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 5/21/2009 |
| Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] - 10/15/2009 | Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 5/12/2009 |
| Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 5/5/2009 | Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Delahunt, Bill [MA-10] - 6/10/2009 | Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 4/14/2010 |
| Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 6/2/2009 | Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] - 6/10/2009 | Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 6/2/2009 |
| Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 4/21/2009 | Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] - 4/21/2009 | Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 6/2/2009 |
| Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 6/2/2009 | Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 5/5/2009 | Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 7/8/2009 | Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 5/5/2009 | Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] - 6/2/2009 |
| Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 9/22/2009 | Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 6/2/2009 | Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 6/2/2009 |
| Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 4/29/2010 | Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 6/2/2009 |
| Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 4/21/2009 | Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 5/12/2009 | Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] - 5/5/2009 |
| Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 3/5/2009 | Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] - 5/5/2009 | Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 6/10/2009 | Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 6/10/2009 |
| Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 7/8/2009 | Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 5/21/2009 |
| Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 9/10/2009 | Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/12/2009 | Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 4/21/2009 |
| Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 6/19/2009 | Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 9/22/2009 |
| Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 4/21/2009 | Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 6/19/2009 |
| Rep Wilson, Charles A. [OH-6] - 6/2/2009 | Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 6/2/2009 |
Updated June 22, 2010
