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116th Congress · 2019–2021
H.R. 397

Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019

Labor and Employment House 209 cosponsors
Latest action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390. · December 19, 2019
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Passed House

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.

Recorded December 19, 2019, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Committee Appropriations Committee
Recorded votes 3 on this measure
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Vote Files, "H.R. 397 (116th Congress): Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-hr397

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Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 397 (116th Congress): Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-hr397

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Vote Files. "H.R. 397 (116th Congress): Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-116-hr397.

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  note         = {Reference number bill-116-hr397; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/397; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 18, 2026}
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CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on H.R. 397

Published October 14, 2020Policy Options for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plans (PDF)
CRS · Reports · R45311
Published July 7, 2020Proposed Multiemployer Composite Plans: Background and Analysis (PDF)
CRS · Reports · R44722
Published July 19, 2019H.R. 397 (116th Congress), the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (PDF)
CRS · Resources · IF11144

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On the record

Every recorded vote on H.R. 397

DateQuestion TallyOutcome
July 24, 2019 On Agreeing to the Amendment House Roll Call 503 (116th Congress, 1st Session)
186–245
 Failed July 24, 2019 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions House Roll Call 504 (116th Congress, 1st Session)
200–232
 Failed July 24, 2019 On Passage House Roll Call 505 (116th Congress, 1st Session)
264–169
 Passed