S. 1302 - Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act

Labor and employment. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill was voted on in the Senate on January 27, 2014 
Amendments:
1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on January 28, 2014.

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Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act

S. 1302 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans.
Other Titles
  • Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act
  • Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act
  • Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act
  • Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act
Sponsor
Tom Harkin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Congressional oversight
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Major Actions
Introduced7/16/2013
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate1/28/2014
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.1/28/2014PASSED by voice vote
select this voteSenateAmendment SA 2701 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.1/28/2014PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced7/16/2013
7/16/2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
7/16/2013Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
7/16/2013Introduced in Senate
Put on a legislative calendar10/30/2013Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
10/30/2013Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar10/30/2013Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.
1/28/2014Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1/28/2014The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage1/28/2014Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
1/28/2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
1/28/2014Amendment SA 2701 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Harkin.
select this voteVote1/28/2014Amendment SA 2701 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
1/28/2014
1/28/2014Senate amendment submitted
1/28/2014Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2701 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Harkin.
1/28/2014Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2701 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
1/29/2014Received in the House.
1/29/2014Held at the desk.
3/25/2014See also H.R. 4275.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
select this voteS. Amdt. 2701Harkin, Thomas [D-IA]January 28, 2014Passed by voice vote on January 27, 2014.

In the nature of a substitute.

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Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

10 organizations supported this bill

Christian Schools International
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of America (2013, July 17). U.S. Senate Joins House of Representatives to Support Girl Scout Councils. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Girl Scouts.
Hawkeye Insurance Association
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
Jewish Federations of North America
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (2014, March 25). NCFC Applauds Passage of Farmer Co-op Pension Bill, Urges President's Signature. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from NCFC.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
UJA Federation of New York
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
United Benefits Group
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.
United Way Worldwide
US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2013, July 16). Harkin, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enable Charities and Cooperatives to Continue to Offer Pensions. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from Senate.gov.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$31,050$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$35,050$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$42,922$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$23,000$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$36,800$0Yes
Mark BegichDAK$62,774$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$136,360$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$25,950$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$80,592$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$37,158$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$14,550$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$47,129$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$66,024$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$53,532$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$15,272$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$31,000$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$32,550$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$28,500$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$12,500$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$10,500$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$4,000$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$56,350$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$19,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$38,002$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$50,950$0Yes
John CornynRTX$31,950$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$27,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$24,994$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$41,358$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$37,664$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$16,250$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$39,656$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$48,000$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$15,200$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$49,334$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$77,472$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$77,056$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$51,600$0Yes
Kay R. HaganDNC$62,116$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$22,250$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$49,350$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$35,149$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$31,185$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$38,600$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$33,669$0Yes
John HoevenRND$35,150$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$13,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$35,550$0Yes
Mike JohannsRNE$24,500$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$14,950$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$20,000$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$80,300$0Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$4,700$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$16,950$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$66,247$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$50,929$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$6,250$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$21,900$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$0$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$29,150$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$169,212$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$23,500$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$83,872$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$92,625$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$51,800$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$18,234$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$16,500$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$67,649$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$46,700$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$42,700$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$52,371$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$81,750$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$13,950$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$49,440$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$85,426$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$6,050$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$86,855$0Yes
Jim RischRID$12,000$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$51,006$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$20,000$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$77,080$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$6,725$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$17,330$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$82,400$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$49,250$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$22,100$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,555$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$34,800$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$92,199$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$55,050$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$62,950$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$51,433$0Yes
Mark UdallDCO$85,500$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$24,950$0Yes
David VitterRLA$30,700$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$106,800$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$75,425$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$12,300$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$37,950$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$77,450$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$31,050$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$35,050$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$42,922$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$23,000$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$36,800$0Yes
Mark BegichDAK$62,774$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$136,360$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$25,950$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$80,592$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$37,158$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$14,550$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$47,129$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$66,024$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$53,532$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$15,272$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$31,000$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$32,550$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$28,500$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$12,500$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$10,500$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$4,000$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$56,350$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$19,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$38,002$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$50,950$0Yes
John CornynRTX$31,950$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$27,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$24,994$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$41,358$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$37,664$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$16,250$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$39,656$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$48,000$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$15,200$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$49,334$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$77,472$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$77,056$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$51,600$0Yes
Kay R. HaganDNC$62,116$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$22,250$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$49,350$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$35,149$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$31,185$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$38,600$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$33,669$0Yes
John HoevenRND$35,150$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$13,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$35,550$0Yes
Mike JohannsRNE$24,500$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$14,950$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$20,000$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$80,300$0Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$4,700$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$16,950$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$66,247$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$50,929$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$6,250$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$21,900$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$0$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$29,150$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$169,212$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$23,500$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$83,872$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$92,625$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$51,800$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$18,234$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$16,500$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$67,649$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$46,700$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$42,700$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$52,371$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$81,750$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$13,950$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$49,440$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$85,426$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$6,050$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$86,855$0Yes
Jim RischRID$12,000$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$51,006$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$20,000$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$77,080$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$6,725$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$17,330$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$82,400$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$49,250$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$22,100$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$30,555$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$34,800$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$92,199$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$55,050$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$62,950$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$51,433$0Yes
Mark UdallDCO$85,500$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$24,950$0Yes
David VitterRLA$30,700$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$106,800$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$75,425$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$12,300$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$37,950$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$77,450$0Yes

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Telecommunications$1,233,253
Insurance$739,272
Rural electric cooperatives$665,956
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$486,457
Farm organizations & cooperatives$414,289
Health & welfare policy$399,280
Elderly issues/Social Security$325,480
Christian Conservative$61,544

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