H.Res. 23 (112th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should not bail out State and local government employee pension plans or other plans that provide post-employment benefits to State and local government retirees.

Introduced:
Jan 06, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.Res. 117 on Mar 14, 2013. See H.Res. 117 for current action on this subject.

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.Res. stands for House simple resolution.

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Status

This resolution was introduced on January 6, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 06, 2011
Referred to Committee Jan 06, 2011
Cosponsors
30 cosponsors (30R) (show)
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

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Last updated Jan 06, 2011.
3 pages

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1/6/2011--Introduced.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the federal government should not bailout state and local government employee pension plans and other post-employment benefit plans, and (2) state and local governments should immediately institute reforms to their employee pension plans, including replacing defined benefit plans with defined contribution plans.

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