Protect the wages and benefits of workers and retirees when their employer files for bankruptcy.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2025?
The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2025 is currently stalled in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary after being referred there on April 8, 2025. The Senate committee must take action to move the bill forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee vote. History shows that committee inaction is the most common way for legislation to end without reaching a full vote.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2025 (S. 1381 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since April 2025
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 5443 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 5443 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Richard Durbin (D-IL)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.