Two Republican members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would raise the contribution limits for workplace plans and IRAs as a way to fight inflation.
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BY Ted Godbout | 8/10/2022
If the GOP takes control of Congress, one priority may be fighting the DOL’s efforts to make it easier for plan fiduciaries to consider environmental, social and governance factors when selecting... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 8/9/2022
The flurry of lawsuits unleashed on holders of the BlackRock LifePath target-date funds is not without precedent—but it’s surely a head scratcher.
I’m referring, of course, to the recent ... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 8/8/2022
While the Build Back Better legislation sought to impose limits on higher-income individuals with large retirement account balances, the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act does not contain those... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 7/29/2022
Kicking off the 2022 NAPA D.C. Fly-In Forum on July 26, one of the most influential lawmakers on retirement policy urged the delegates to press for action on the SECURE 2.0 legislation—now. ... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 7/18/2022
One of the revenue-raising provisions currently in the EARN (Enhancing American Retirement Now) Act is a provision that would permit an employee to elect to treat employer matching and other employer... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 7/12/2022
A senior Republican senator who sits on the Senate Finance Committee is taking aim at efforts that would give plan fiduciaries greater leeway in using environmental, social and governance (ESG)... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 7/6/2022
There’s a lot going on in Washington—big movements in the Senate and in the House—and bipartisan. So, what’s in those bills? And what’s this “auto-portability”? Nevin (Adams) and Fred (... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/30/2022
A quarterly tracking survey of experienced investors finds that education costs are having a significant impact on young investors’ ability to save for retirement, but legislative relief could be... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/27/2022
A key House Republican has released a discussion draft of financial data privacy legislation that could impact how retirement plan providers and administrators collect and share consumers’ ... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/22/2022
Paving the way for a year-end deal with the House of Representatives, one of the most powerful committees in the U.S. Senate has advanced comprehensive retirement reform legislation that... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/20/2022
The Senate Finance Committee on June 17 released the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, its counterpart to the House-passed SECURE 2.0—a massive piece of legislation that... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/16/2022
The debate over including cryptocurrency in retirement plans continued this week, as the Labor Department now appears ready to up the ante and a key lawmaker on Capitol Hill is asking questions.... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 6/16/2022
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate June 15 seeks to stem retirement plan leakage, backing auto-portability and a tax credit for adopting employers.
The Advancing Auto... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/16/2022
Bipartisan legislation that would make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement plans and that has the backing of the American Retirement Association has been introduced in the House of... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/14/2022
Legislation that builds off the House-passed SECURE Act 2.0 bill and includes provisions advanced by the American Retirement Association has taken an important step in the Senate.... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 6/13/2022
Legislation introduced in the Senate June 8 would encourage steps to increase participants’ understanding of plan fees and expenses could wind up in the RISE & SHINE Act.
The “Savvy Savers Act... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/10/2022
Coming on the heels of the latest trustees’ report showing that Social Security faces long-term funding problems, legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate that seeks to expand... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/8/2022
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is set to move forward on legislation intended to build off the House-passed SECURE Act 2.0.
After formally introducing the “... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 5/27/2022
In an opening bid by the Senate, the chair and ranking Republican of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee have released a discussion draft of legislation that builds off the... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 5/26/2022
Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have introduced legislation that they say would “facilitate convenient and affordable access to workplace emergency savings accounts, improving... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 5/19/2022
The American Retirement Association is strongly opposed to legislation moving through Congress that would prohibit arbitration of claims and discretionary clauses in all ERISA covered retirement... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 5/16/2022
Two Senate bills have been introduced and a bicameral working group formed that seek to ease the administrative burdens for small businesses, as well as expand access to those without an employer-... Read More
BY John Iekel | 5/13/2022
Legislation before the U.S. Senate seeks to ensure that terminated vested participants and their beneficiaries are well-informed regarding how they receive payments.
The Information Needed... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 4/27/2022
Bipartisan legislation backed by the American Retirement Association would allow the expenses associated with plan design changes to be reimbursed from plan assets.
The Increasing Small... Read More
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