AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Retirement RET
Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic re-enrollment for defined contribution plans; reduce retirement plan participation age to 18 from 21 Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for section 403(b) plans Enforcement of pleading standards for retirement plan litigation Defined Benefit Plan issues: de-risking pensions, PBGC premiums, retiree health accounts, overfunding of plans, distributions to participants, ways to encourage pension plan formation, DOL pension plan de-risking report (expected) Defined Contribution Plan issues: auto-re-enrollment of participants who opted out of the plan, lower participation age to 18, ways for multiple employer plans (MEPs) and pooled employer plans (PEPs) to increase participation and ease administration, tax credits to increase sponsorship among small businesses, contingent workers, portable benefit plans, emergency savings plans, student loan repayment deemed matching contributions ERISA preemption State automatic IRA programs affecting private sector employers and their employees Fiduciary Rule, DOL Retirement Income Security Rule, definition of Investment Advice Fiduciary Retirement Savings for Americans Act (American Worker Retirement Fund) Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in retirement plan investing and lawsuits affecting ESG investments in retirement plans Retirement plan audits Required minimum distributions (RMDs) Forfeitures of amounts in a defined contribution plan SECURE 2.0 Implementation ROTH Catch-up provision delay guidance GRAB BAG of SECURE 2.0 guidance Long-term-Part-time (LTPT) employee guidance Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) application to defined benefit pensions Qualified Professional Asset (QPAM) amendment Basel III Endgame, Treatment of reserves by financial institutions and its effect on pension and retirement plans Defined Benefit Pension Plan proposals
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY | — |
| DIANN HOWLAND | Pension Policy Director for the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Pension Policy Advisor of the Senate Finance Committee |
| JAMES KLEIN | — |
| JILL RANDOLPH | — |
Health Issues HCR
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). HR 5688 Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, HR 5687, HSA Modernization Act Telehealth Expansion. Making permanent telehealth benefits for use by employer plans offering telehealth services on a pre-deductible basis for HSA-eligible High Deductible Health Plans Chronic Disease Coverage by health benefit plans ERISA Preemption Cost Transparency and Competition in Health Care. H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (LCMT) Act, also pharmacy benefit manager, PBM (reform) and prescription drug pricing and transparency; S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act; Health Care Price Transparency Act 2.0 S. 3548 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act Site-Neutral Health Care Payment Reform. LCMT Act, SITE Act S. 1869 Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Act - EPCS 2.0, S. 2666 Over-the-Counter Preventive Services (OTC) Mental Health Parity Fixed-Indemnity Plans. Short-term, Limited Duration, Independent Non-coordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage, and tax treatment of certain accident and health insurance fixed indemnity plans Surprise Medical Billing Guidance. Court cases challenging the No Surprises Act, Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges Paid Family and Medical Leave. On-going legislative inquiry involving multiple Congressional Offices
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DIANN HOWLAND | Pension Policy Director for the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Pension Policy Advisor of the Senate Finance Committee |
| KATHRYN JOHNSON | Attorney advisor, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel at the U.S. Department of Treasury; attorney, Office of Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service |
| JAMES KLEIN | — |
| JILL RANDOLPH | — |
| ILYSE SCHUMAN | Senate HELP Committee, Chief Labor Counsel, Minority Staff Director |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.