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Women's Retirement Protection Act

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Underwood, Lauren Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Women's Retirement Protection Act

This bill modifies the requirements for employer-sponsored pension plans to (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans; and (2) allow certain long-term, part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement.

Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to obtain information relating to retirement planning or later life economic security.

The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor shall award grants to certain community-based organizations to (1) improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement, and (2) assist low-income women and survivors of domestic violence in obtaining qualified domestic relations orders and the benefits they are entitled to through the orders.

What's happening now July 22, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5873 Related bill Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021
  • S 3751 Related bill A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1964 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve re…
  • S 2446 Identical bill Women's Retirement Protection Act
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 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4678: Women's Retirement Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4678/
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"H.R. 4678: Women's Retirement Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4678/.
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H.R. 4678, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4678/.
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