The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that could restore over 20,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees with their pensions.

“No hardworking American should have to worry whether their employer will deliver the benefits they rightfully earned after a lifetime of hard work," said Valley Congressman Tim Ryan. "I will continue to fight to ensure we deliver the retirement security that every hardworking American deserves. I hope my colleagues in the Senate can get this bill to the President’s desk as soon as possible.” 

The bipartisan "Susan Muffley Act of 2022" passed with a vote of 254 to 175.

The bill now heads to the Senate. If passed there and eventually signed by the President, the bill will restore pensions of Delphi Salaried Retirees who were terminated after General Motors' bankruptcy in 2009.

The bill was first introduced by Congressman Mike Turner in March of 2022 alongside Representative Dan Kildee (MI-5). Turner says restoring the pensions these retirees is long overdue.

"Through battling three administrations and taking this fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, I have worked alongside these retirees for the last 13 years to finally make them financially whole," Turner said. 

The Susan Muffley Act will provide backpay for the pension payments from the past 13 years via a lump sum payment, equivalent to the difference between any benefits that have paid out what the retirees would have been paid without limitations plus 6% interest.

There are over 21,000 Delphi retirees impacted by this legislation, with approximately 5,180 residing in Ohio.

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