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Michael Turner (R-OH)

Susan Muffley Act of 2025

H.R. 1357 · House bill Labor and Employment

A Republican bill with 19 Democratic cosponsors · See all 41 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Susan Muffley Act of 2025 aims to increase guaranteed benefits for certain pension plans. It mandates that monthly benefits for eligible participants and beneficiaries under specific covered plans be equal to their full vested plan benefit. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is required to recalculate benefits and provide lump-sum payments for past-due amounts, including a 6 percent annual interest rate to account for foregone interest. A specific trust fund will be established to handle these payments, funded by the general fund. This legislation applies to specific plans including various Delphi and PHI programs.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +7

    Would people over 65 be better off under this?

    The bill increases monthly pension benefits and provides lump-sum back payments for eligible participants and beneficiaries.

  • Scored +7

    Would retired people be better off under this?

    The bill ensures participants receive their full vested plan benefits plus 6 percent annual interest on past-due amounts.

  • Scored +5

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill provides increased monthly and lump-sum retirement payments to eligible participants.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill requires appropriations from the general fund to pay for increased pension benefits and administrative costs.