House lawmakers introduce bipartisan China investment bills
March 21, 2024 02:51:47 PMHouse Democrats introduce bill to codify DOL ESG rule
February 27, 2023 02:17:47 PMAs backlash ramps up against the Labor Department 's rule allowing ESG in retirement investments, Democrats introduced a bill to codify it into law.
Senate Democrats float bill to make DOL's ESG rule the law
February 17, 2023 12:51:56 PMA Senate bill would codify the Labor Department's new rule permitting retirement plan fiduciaries to consider ESG factors in choosing investments.
Bill to boost cryptocurrency options in 401(k) plans reintroduced
February 15, 2023 11:59:39 AMA Republican senator reintroduced a bill that would prevent the Labor Department from limiting investments in 401(k) brokerage windows.
Differences among 3 bills that will form SECURE 2.0
August 22, 2022 12:00:00 AMA look at key differences among the three bills that will form the basis of a SECURE 2.0 retirement legislative package.
Lawmakers work behind scenes to get SECURE 2.0 passed this year
August 19, 2022 08:00:00 AMThere's bipartisan support for passing a SECURE 2.0 package this year, but time is limited.
House Democrats pass Inflation Reduction Act featuring corporate, stock buyback taxes
August 12, 2022 05:48:31 PMThe House passed a climate and spending bill that includes provisions to establish a 15% minimum corporate tax rate and 1% tax on stock buybacks.
Senate Democrats press ahead with proposal to close ‘carried interest loophole’
July 29, 2022 11:59:34 AMSenate Democrats have introduced legislation that would raise taxes on wealthy private equity and hedge fund managers' income.
Senate Finance Committee floats SECURE 2.0 companion
June 20, 2022 02:20:19 PMCommittee members will hold a markup of the bill on Wednesday and could vote to advance it to the full Senate.
Senate HELP Committee advances SECURE 2.0 companion bill
June 14, 2022 01:58:03 PMThe Senate HELP Committee advanced a retirement security bill that will likely serve as a piece of the Senate's SECURE 2.0 package.
House passes Build Back Better Act
November 19, 2021 10:29:59 AMThe House passed the Build Back Better Act, a nearly $2 trillion social spending bill, in a 220-213 vote largely along party lines.
Senators float 2% tax on stock buybacks
September 10, 2021 03:16:04 PMDemocratic Sens. Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden introduced a bill to implement a 2% tax on stock buybacks.
Bill to bolster women’s retirement security reintroduced
July 22, 2021 04:05:47 PMA bill aimed at addressing the retirement gap and bolstering women's financial security was reintroduced Thursday in the Senate and House.
White House, senators reach infrastructure agreement
June 24, 2021 11:31:09 AMThe White House and a bipartisan group of senators struck a deal on a $559 billion framework aimed at fixing the nation’s infrastructure.
Congress finds bipartisanship in latest tide of retirement bills
May 31, 2021 12:25:57 AMA flurry of retirement-related bipartisan bills have been introduced in Congress recently.
House Democrats reintroduce sustainable investing bills
May 28, 2021 10:11:55 AMHouse Democrats reintroduced bills to require retirement plan fiduciaries to take into account and explain how ESG factors are considered.
Bill to prevent TSP investment in Chinese stocks reintroduced
May 26, 2021 03:05:06 PMA bill to prevent the Federal Retirement Thrift from directing retirement funds to Chinese stocks was reintroduced in the Senate and House.
Bill to prohibit TSP investments in China floated
May 20, 2021 01:53:35 PMA bill that would forbid Thrift Savings Plan assets from being invested in Chinese companies has been introduced in the Senate.
Nebraska advances bill for state to take over Omaha plan’s administrative duties
May 10, 2021 11:26:46 AMA plan advanced by Nebraska lawmakers would transfer the administrative duties of the Omaha School Employees pension plan to a state board.
Bill introduced to let TSP participants divest from fossil-fuel companies
November 25, 2020 01:03:19 PMA bill that would give Thrift Savings Plan participants the ability to divest from the fossil-fuel industry was introduced in the House.
Bipartisan bill to boost retirement savings access introduced in House
October 19, 2020 01:02:57 PMA bipartisan bill that would provide an incentive for S corporations to convert to an ESOP structure has been introduced in the House.
Senate passes coronavirus relief package aimed at small business
April 21, 2020 05:39:42 PMThe Senate passed a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief package aimed mostly at small businesses affected by COVID-19.
House bill introduced to suspend required minimum distributions
March 25, 2020 02:02:46 PMA bill that would suspend required minimum distributions from DC plans for the current year has been introduced in the House.
2 senators introduce bill to curb executive retirement plans
March 03, 2020 03:39:06 PMSens. Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen introduced a bill that would increase oversight on non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
Senate approves spending package with SECURE Act attached
December 19, 2019 02:14:28 PMThe first major retirement security package in more than a decade is on the cusp of being signed into law.