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S. 1443 117th Congress Senate

Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit treatment of student loan payments as elective deferrals for purposes of employer matching contributions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2021 Introduced by: Ron Wyden Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsHigher education
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Income tax deferralStudent aid and college costsWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2357-2358; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2357)
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 29, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2357-2358; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2357)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act

This bill allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments as if the loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2954 Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022
  • HR 2917 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 16, 2021
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 29, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1443: Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1443/
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"S. 1443: Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1443/.
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S. 1443, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1443/.
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