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Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations.

S. 2511Introduced Jun 19, 2014Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Harkin D-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 17, 2014 — Held at the desk.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2511.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2511, last updated April 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Harkin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.