Bill · S. 1950· Senate(119-S-1950)
Susan Muffley Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/4/2025
- Last activity
- 6/4/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Jon Husted
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 7
- 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
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+8
The bill significantly increases monthly pension benefits and provides lump-sum back payments for eligible retirees.
Would retired people be better off under this?+8
The bill increases monthly benefits and provides lump-sum interest-adjusted payments to eligible retirees.
Would union members be better off under this?+7
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
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+8Good For Seniors+8Good For Union Workers+7
- 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
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