HR10538-118

Introduced

To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 19, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Finance, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9085F716766A4212B2B032D9B680F264: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2024. The table of contents of...
  • Section HBA76D8DA6B0D427FB1BF7489E9708BDD: 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: Business bankruptcies have increased sharply in recent years and remain at high levels. These bankruptcies...
  • Section H4694E2FFCF554345A5BE8888A1A17E62: 101. Increased wage priority Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (4)— by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as...
  • Section H05606FF63CE4451BA3927AC4A15F8B42: 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution plans Section 101(5) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking or...
  • Section HAC5B6C141A064C54AF1F509590076768: 103. Priority for severance pay and contributions to employee benefit plans Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (8)(B), by...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Finance, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Finance Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 19, 2024

Mr. Nadler (for himself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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