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29 U.S.C. 1022: Summary plan description

Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-406. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 29 U.S.C. 1024, 29 U.S.C. 1029, 42 U.S.C. 300gg–15.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–3 substituted ", the remedies" for "and the remedies" and inserted ", and if the employer so elects for purposes of complying with section 1181(f)(3)(B)(i) of this title, the model notice applicable to the State in which the participants and beneficiaries reside" before the… (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009) Law text · (b)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–34, §1503(b)(2)(B), substituted "Summary plan description" for "Plan description and summary plan description" in section catchline. (Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) Law text
    • Pub. L. 105–34, §1503(b)(1), struck out "(1)" after subsec. designation and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: "A plan description (containing the information required by subsection (b)) of any employee benefit plan shall be prepared on forms prescribed by the Secretary, and sh… (Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–34, §1503(b)(2)(A), substituted "The summary plan description shall contain" for "The plan description and summary plan description shall contain". (Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–204 made technical amendment to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 1191b of this title. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–191 inserted "in the case of a group health plan (as defined in section 1191b(a)(1) of this title), whether a health insurance issuer (as defined in section 1191b(b)(2) of this title) is responsible for the financing or administration (including payment of claims) of the plan and (if so… (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.