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Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act

Introduced: April 1, 2022 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 20, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.
Nov 14, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-557, Part I.
Nov 14, 2022
House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 2, 2023.
Apr 5, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 5, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 31, 2022
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.
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting America's Retirement Security Act of 2022

This bill makes various changes with respect to the administration of employer-sponsored retirement plans, including establishing additional spousal consent requirements for distributions under such plans and requiring the periodic automatic reenrollment of nonparticipating employees in automatic contribution arrangements that take effect after December 31, 2024.

The bill also requires the Department of Education, in consultation with relevant agencies, to establish a personal finance education portal that includes information about savings, investing, borrowing, and managing student loan repayment.

What's happening now December 20, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7284 Related bill Informed Savers Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 10, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 10, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Apr 5, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Apr 1, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Apr 1, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 1, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Mar 31, 2022
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 31, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7310: Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7310/
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"H.R. 7310: Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7310/.
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H.R. 7310, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7310/.
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