Women's Retirement Protection Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2021 to Feb 1, 2022; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Feb 1, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3751 | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1964 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan coverage for part-time workers. | Related bill | Mar 3, 2022 |
| HR 4678 | Women's Retirement Protection Act | Identical bill | Jul 22, 2021 |
| HR 5873 | Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 4, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Women's Retirement Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer affairs
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Family relationships
- Financial literacy
- Financial services and investments
- Government information and archives
- Labor and Employment
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Women's employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
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