[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1036 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1036

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
           that such Act does not preempt certain State laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1993

   Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
  Gunderson, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Shays) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

                             June 14, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Engel, Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, 
   Mrs. Mink, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
 Waxman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Costello, 
Mr. Penny, Mr. Manton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Filner, Mr. Olver, 
  Mr. Sanders, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
 Holden, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. Fazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
 McCloskey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ackerman, 
  Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Hamburg, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Kopetski, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Collins of 
  Illinois, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Beilenson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
 Sabo, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Minge, 
 Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Fingerhut, Mr. Ridge, Mr. 
Hinchey, Ms. Long, Mr. Barlow, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kreidler, 
   Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Harman, Mr. LaRocco, Mr. King, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
  DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
Torres, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. Oberstar, 
Mr. Wheat, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Vento, Mr. Meehan, and 
                               Mr. Klink

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
           that such Act does not preempt certain State laws.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ERISA PREEMPTION RULES NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN ADDITIONAL 
              STATE LAWS.

    Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(9) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(A) any State law to the extent that such law requires 
        the payment of prevailing wages, including employee benefits, 
        on public projects and permits any prevailing employee benefit 
        plan contribution or cost requirement of such law to be met by 
        crediting (1) the payment of wages in lieu of such 
        contributions or costs, (2) the payment of employee benefit 
        plan contributions or costs, or (3) a combination of wages and 
        such contributions or costs: Provided, That nothing in this 
        subparagraph shall exempt from subsection (a) any State law not 
        meeting the foregoing requirements that is construed as 
        mandating the maintenance of, or regulating the benefits or 
        operations of, any employee benefit plan;
            ``(B) any State law--
                    ``(i) establishing minimum standards for the 
                certification or registration of apprenticeship or 
                other training programs,
                    ``(ii) regarding the establishment, maintenance, or 
                operation of a certified or registered apprenticeship 
                or other training program, or
                    ``(iii) making certified or registered 
                apprenticeship or other training an occupational 
                qualification,
        to the extent that such law does not conflict with any right, 
        requirement, or duty established under this title; or
            ``(C) any State law providing for a mechanics' lien or 
        other lien, bonding, or other security for the collection of 
        delinquent contributions to a multiemployer plan.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to matters with respect to 
which actions are pending on or after such date.

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