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H.R. 5873 117th Congress House

Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve part-time coverage for part-time workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Nov 4, 2021
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 Latest action November 4, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021

This bill shortens the maximum time, from three consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service to two such periods, that an employer may require before a part-time employee is eligible for participation in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4678 Women's Retirement Protection Act
  • HR 5891 RISE Act
  • S 2446 Women's Retirement Protection Act
  • S 3751 A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1964 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve re…
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5873: Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5873/
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"H.R. 5873: Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5873/.
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H.R. 5873, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5873/.
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