S. 4953 119th Congress Senate

Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to simplify the filing of Form 5500 for employee benefit plan administrators.

Introduced: July 13, 2026 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment

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Jul 13, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jul 13, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 2

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COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC. AND AFFILIATES
for COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC. AND AFFILIATES · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
for AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 1

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jul 13, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4953: Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4953/

MLA

"S. 4953: Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4953/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 4953, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4953/.

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[S. 4953: Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4953/)