A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 11 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Susan Muffley Act of 2025 aims to increase the guaranteed benefits for certain pension plans. It requires the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to recalculate monthly benefits for eligible participants and beneficiaries so that they equal the full vested plan benefit. For those who have already received payments, the act mandates a lump-sum payment of past-due benefits within 180 days of enactment. These payments must include an increase to account for foregone interest at a 6 percent annual rate. The bill covers specific plans including those related to Delphi, PHI, and ASEC Manufacturing. To fund these increases, a new "Delphi Full Vested Plan Benefit Trust Fund" will be established in the Treasury.
Yes
- Scored +8
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill significantly increases monthly pension benefits and provides lump-sum back payments for eligible retirees.
- Scored +8
Would retired people be better off under this?
The bill increases monthly benefits and provides lump-sum interest-adjusted payments to eligible retirees.
- Scored +7
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill provides increased pension security for workers associated with specific manufacturing and service companies.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Monthly Benefits: Eligible participants and beneficiaries will see their monthly benefits increased to equal the full vested plan benefit (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Lump-Sum Back Payments: The bill provides for a lump-s_um payment to participants and beneficiaries to cover the difference between what they were paid and their new recalculated benefit amount (Section 2(a)(2)(B)).
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Interest Compensation: To make up for unpaid funds, the corporation must increase lump-sum payments to include an amount reflecting a 6 percent annual interest rate on the past-due amounts (Section 2(a)(2)(B)).
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Guaranteed Funding: The establishment of the "Delphi Full Vested Plan Benefit Trust Fund" ensures there are appropriated amounts in the Treasury to cover these increased monthly benefits and administrative expenses (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Exclusion from Benefits: Certain individuals may be ineligible for these benefits if they are covered by the 1999 agreements between General Motors and various unions regarding top-up benefits for hourly employees transferred to the Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan (Section 2(a)(2)(C)(i)(III)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would retired people be better off under this? — The bill increases monthly benefits and provides lump-sum interest-adjusted payments to eligible retirees. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill significantly increases monthly pension benefits and provides lump-sum back payments for eligible retirees. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill provides increased pension security for workers associated with specific manufacturing and service companies.
- 7/30/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · Wisconsin
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Kirsten GillibrandDemocrat · New York
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
Bernie MorenoRepublican · Ohio
Gary PetersDemocrat · Michigan
Charles SchumerDemocrat · New York
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat · Michigan
Roger WickerRepublican · Mississippi
Todd YoungRepublican · Indiana