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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5873" measure-id="id117hr5873" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-11-04" update-date="2023-08-31">
        <title>Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr5873v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-08-31">
            <action-date>2021-11-04</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Improving Part-Time Workers Access to Retirement Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill shortens the maximum time, from three consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service to two such periods, that an employer may require before a part-time employee is eligible for participation in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.</p>]]></summary-text>
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