WASHINGTON

The Senate confirmed in separate voice votes Jaime E. Lizarraga and Mark T. Uyeda as SEC commissioners.

The Senate confirmed four nominees to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board via voice votes.

The Senate Banking Committee advanced a Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee and two Securities and Exchange Commission nominees.

The Senate narrowly rejected Lisa M. Gomez's nomination as assistant secretary of labor for EBSA, but her nomination is still alive.

Leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee introduced a retirement security bill as a companion to the SECURE Act.

The main Social Security trust fund's slightly improved outlook led to the projected depletion date being moved back a year, to 2034.

Sen. Marco Rubio released a hold on four Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board nominees after they said they won't invest in Chinese firms.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued a discussion draft that should serve as part of its SECURE 2.0 package.

A bipartisan Senate bill would allow workplace savings accounts separate from employer-sponsored retirement plans.