H.R.2078 / 108th Congress

To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 13, 2003

Employees' Pension Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the funding of all other employees' non-executive pension plans to be within a certain range in relation to the funding for executive pension plans for highly compensated employees, if both types of pension plans are maintained by the same employer.

Sets a five-percent limit on the excess executive plan funding percentage for a plan year (by prohibiting the funded current liability percentage for the executive plan from exceeding that for the non-executive plan by more than five percent).

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Ose, Doug [R-CA-3] · R–CA

Committees

Education and Workforce Committee

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Jun 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 13, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E939)
May 13, 2003
Introduced in House
May 13, 2003
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.2078, 108th Congress: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2078

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr2078/BILLS-108hr2078ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze H.R.2078 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.2078, 108th Congress: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2078

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr2078/BILLS-108hr2078ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.2078, 108th Congress: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2078

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr2078/BILLS-108hr2078ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.2078, 108th Congress: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require equitable funding of pension plans maintained by corporations which also maintain executive pension plans.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2078

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr2078/BILLS-108hr2078ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.2078 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.