Tag: retirement plan new legislation

For the second time in a little more than a week, a key Senate committee has advanced an important piece...

The bill would allow small businesses to pay plan design change expenses with plan assets.

The proposed IMPAIR Russia Act would prevent investment firms, insurance companies and fiduciaries subject to ERISA from investing in Russian...

Among the bills to watch is the Lifetime Income For Employees Act, or the LIFE Act, for short.

The bipartisan bill automatically triggers tax relief if the president issues a federal disaster declaration.

Retirement plan industry lobbyists and advocates hoped 2021 would deliver another much-needed round of reforms building on the SECURE Act...

Stakeholders take issue with the permissible investments under the PBGC’s interim final rule, among other things, and even if special...

Provisions in the bill, which has been introduced in both the House and the Senate, target both longstanding and new...

Several bills circulating in Congress would streamline and promote S-corporation employee stock ownership plans. One expert says such ‘S-ESOPs’ benefit...

Another House committee has held a hearing on the popular ‘SECURE 2.0’ legislation, setting the stage for a full floor...

Commenting on the expected legislative action, sources agree the stakes remain high when it comes to addressing the U.S. retirement...

Two bills proposed by Congressional Democrats would require certain parties to disclose whether and how they are taking environmental, social...

Priorities of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators is in recently introduced legislation, including allowing 403(b) plans to...

Speakers at a Senate Finance Committee hearing called on legislators to create pathways for employers to support retirement savers with...

The legislation proposes expanding automatic enrollment in retirement plans, and expanding retirement savings options for nonprofit employees, among other things.

Fresh off the recent success of their push for a default electronic disclosure rule, retirement industry lobbyists are turning their...

The Heroes Act, passed by a narrow majority in the House, includes union pension partition relief and a waiver for...

The draft legislation also includes a proposed extension of amortization of required annual funding amounts for single-employer pensions.

A new bill in the U.S. Senate would require pension plan sponsors to provide plan participants and retirees with certain...

Opinion: Lame duck session offers a chance for cooperation on a helpful retirement reform.