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H.R. 5362: Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006

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H.R. 5362: Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-11 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006

Plain summary

Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006 - Prohibits any funds from being expended to implement, administer, or enforce the guidance of the Department of Energy (DOE) relating to contractor employee pension and medical benefits policy. (DOE will no longer reimburse contractors for new employees' pension and medical costs under defined benefit plans, but will now reimburse only such costs under defined contribution, market-based plans that vary from the average cost of such market-based plans by no more than 5%.) Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) withdraw such guidance not later than one day after enactment of this Act; and (2) reinstate eligibility or reimbursement for benefits or reinstate reimbursement for benefits if the Secretary has acted on such guidance.

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Official text

Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · 19 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5362 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109