,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #geb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #f1 #bjbb,mrs4 ,murray submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #dhth  
anniversary of the signing into law of  
the ,employee ,retirement ,income       
,security ,act of #aigd1 recognizing the
 importance the ,employee ,retirement   
,income ,security ,act of #aigd plays in
 protecting the interests of            
participants in employee benefit plans  
and their beneficiaries1 and recognizing
 the need to encourage more workers to  
participate in such plans to save for   
their retirement4  ,whereas ,september  
#b1 #bjbb1 marks the #dhth anniversary  
of the signing into law of the ,employee
 ,retirement ,income ,security ,act of  
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47     
7referred to in this preamble as        
,,erisa72 ,whereas the purpose of       

,,erisa is to protect the interests of  
participants in employee benefit plans  
and their beneficiaries2 ,whereas1 since
 ,,erisa became law1 the number of      
employee benefit plans has nearly       
tripled from approximately #cjj1jjj in  
#aigd to #gcj1jjj in #bjai2 ,whereas1   
during that same time period1 the number
 of participants in employee benefit    
plans has increased more than #bjj      
percent from approximately #de1jjj1jjj  
in #aigd to #adb1jjj1jjj in #bjai2      
,whereas employee benefit plans under   
,,erisa continue to be an important     
factor affecting the stability of       
employment and the well-being and       
financial security of millions of       
workers and their dependents2 ,whereas1 
despite the enormous growth in employee 
benefit plans1 only #ef percent of      
workers participate in such plans2      
,whereas ,congress is working to pass   
comprehensive retirement legislation to 
encourage more employers to offer robust
 employee benefit plans and help more   

workers to participate in such plans2   
and ,whereas ,,erisa will play a        
critical role in protecting these       
additional participants and their       
beneficiaries3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the 
importance the ,employee ,retirement    
,income ,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 plays in       
protecting the interests of participants
 in employee benefit plans and their    
beneficiaries2 and  7#b7 recognizes the 
work that still remains to be done to   
encourage more workers to participate in
 such plans to save for their           
retirement4