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HR 8959 116th Congress House

Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require retirement plans to establish Sustainable Investment Policies.

Introduced: December 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 14, 2020
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 Latest action December 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020

This bill requires retirement and employee benefit plans to establish and follow a sustainable investment policy, including policies relating to the corporate governance practices, labor and human rights practices, and the environmental risks of the entities receiving investments.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Axne, Cynthia
· Dec 14, 2020
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 14, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Dec 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8959: Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8959/
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"H.R. 8959: Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8959/.
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H.R. 8959, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8959/.
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