To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional requirements relating to claims and appeals.
Key claim: HR9751 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional requirements relating to benefit claims and appeals.
Abstract
(HR9751 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-16): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Why this matters
ERISA’s claims-and-appeals framework governs how tens of millions of workers contest denied health, disability, and pension benefits, so procedural changes directly affect worker recourse and employer/plan administration costs. Even a title-only introduction signals continued congressional attention to plan accountability, joining a cluster of related MPN pages on denial reporting, parity enforcement, and restorative-care mandates. Substantive impact cannot be assessed until bill text is released.