PENSIONS related term(s) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); Income
Amendments
CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (S. 407), S2936 [14JN]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4822, H4823, H4826 [11MY]
——— establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1097), H4773 [10MY]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), H7218 [27JY]
——— restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), consideration (H. Res. 1254), H7140 [26JY]
Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), S840 [28FE], S872, S887, S888, S889, S890, S891 [1MR], S954, S955, S956, S957 [2MR], S996, S997 [3MR], S1020 [7MR], H1051 [8FE]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), consideration (H. Res. 912), H1031 [8FE]
Articles and editorials
Early Impact of COVID–19 on Job Losses Among Black Women in the United States, H4873 [12MY]
It’s Time for U.S. Congress To Debate Social Security Reform in the Light of Day, H4872 [12MY]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: eliminate cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of Army and Air Force who served during Vietnam Era (see H.R. 7924), H5227 [31MY]
——— eliminate eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 9502), H9729 [13DE]
——— eliminate recoupment of separation pay from members who subsequently receive veterans disability compensation and limit recoupment of such pay from members who subsequently receive retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 6543), H329 [1FE]
——— expand period during which days of service on active duty or performance of active service reduce eligibility age for Reserve members for retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 8039), H5486 [13JN]
Bankruptcy: protect pensions in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 5097), S6695 [15NO]
Business and industry: allow employers to offer pension-linked emergency savings accounts for financial emergencies (see S. 4310), S2708 [25MY]
——— require named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans (see H.R. 6912), H1301 [3MR]
Congressional Office of Compliance: investigate all workplace discrimination claims filed by covered employees and require Members to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid for employment discrimination (see H.R. 7542), H4448 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 4841), S4575 [13SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: correct inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (see S. 3868), S1253 [17MR]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see S.J. Res. 65), S6941 [1DE] (see S.J. Res. 68), S7252 [15DE] (see H.J. Res. 103), H9902 [15DE] (see H.J. Res. 104), H9910 [20DE]
——— establish pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 3674), S785 [17FE] (see H.R. 6767), H1129 [18FE]
——— improve defined contribution plan fee disclosures (see H.R. 7284), H4005 [30MR]
——— prohibit from constraining range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over assets in such accounts (see S. 4147), S2358 [5MY] (see H.R. 7860), H5212 [20MY]
——— prohibit mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clauses, class action or representation waivers, or discretionary clauses in retirement and health plan agreements (see S. 4219), S2493 [12MY] (see H.R. 7740), H4919 [12MY]
——— report to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements relative to retirement plans (see S. 4361), S2865 [8JN]
——— review certain regulations related to ERISA fiduciary standards (see S. 3746), S990 [3MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish American Worker Retirement Plan to provide certain workers access to portable, tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts (see S. 5271), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 9462), H8872 [8DE]
——— impose restrictions on investment in Chinese companies by tax-exempt entities (see S. 5178), S6941 [1DE] (see H.R. 9385), H8708 [1DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow surviving spouse of Medal of Honor recipient to receive special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 8972), H8112 [22SE]
——— improve Veterans Benefits Administration quality assurance program (see H.R. 7436), H4431 [7AP]
——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 8973), H8112 [22SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 9287), H8441 [10NO]
Employment: expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see S. 3641), S674 [14FE] (see H.R. 6699), H1113 [9FE]
——— improve part-time retirement coverage for part-time workers (see S. 3751), S990 [3MR]
——— provide for periodic automatic reenrollment under qualified automatic contribution arrangements (see S. 3712), S836 [28FE] (see H.R. 6782), H1130 [18FE]
ERISA: amend (see H.R. 9515), H9729 [13DE]
——— anniversary (see S. Res. 752), S4440 [6SE]
——— clarify fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors (see S. 4484), S3160 [23JN] (see S. 4613), S3694 [26JY]
——— permit default investment arrangements in annuities (see H.R. 6746), H1123 [15FE]
Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in the same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 4221), S2519 [16MY]
——— prohibit investments under Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria (see S. 5000), S5226 [28SE] (see H.R. 7896), H5219 [27MY]
——— prohibit sums in Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in any security of entity based in Russia (see H.R. 7113), H3825 [17MR]
——— provide for alternative removal for performance or misconduct, reduce benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes, and extend probationary periods (see H.R. 9409), H8729 [2DE]
——— provide for corporate responsibility investment option under Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 7852), H5207 [19MY]
——— provide for forfeiture of certain Federal retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of making false statements (see H.R. 7200), H3862 [24MR]
——— require that court decrees, court orders, or other similar processes expressly provide for annuity supplement payment relative to divorced annuitants (see S. 4199), S2492 [12MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), consideration (see H. Res. 1097), H4795 [10MY]
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: establish Inspector General (see H.R. 8763), H7731 [30AU]
Government: recognize duty of Federal Government to develop restaurant worker’s bill of rights to protect rights of restaurant workers (see H. Res. 1528), H9906 [16DE]
Government regulations: require plans that offer participants and beneficiaries option of receiving lifetime annuity payments as lump sum payments to meet certain notice and disclosure requirements (see S. 4087), S2154 [26AP]
Internal Revenue Code: reform retirement provisions (see S. 4808), S4514 [8SE]
Investments: clarify fiduciary duties regarding asset classes (see S. 4973), S5225 [28SE] (see H.R. 9066), H8315 [29SE]
——— improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (see S. 4097), S2189 [27AP] (see H.R. 7594), H4574 [27AP]
——— improve certain retirement plans (see S. 4353), S2814 [7JN]
——— increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (see H.R. 8579), H7404 [28JY]
——— limit fiduciary consideration of non-pecuniary factors in investment decision-making (see H.R. 9198), H8402 [18OC]
——— protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4071 [31MR]
——— require investment advisors to consider only monetary factors when making investment decisions (see H.R. 7151), H3852 [18MR]
Janssen, Michael: relief (see S. 3442), S49 [5JA]
Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement premium pay limits for certain Federal officers in computation of annuity (see H.R. 8087), H5610 [15JN]
Members of Congress: ban lobbying after leaving office, prohibit individual stock ownership, and restrict travel benefits and certain perks for former Members (see H.R. 7782), H5009 [16MY]
——— deny Federal retirement benefits to Members convicted of felony offenses relative to sexual abuse (see H.R. 6726), H1122 [15FE]
National Annuity Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 695), S3160 [23JN]
National Guard: include State active duty in calculation of creditable service for members (see S. 4379), S2910 [13JN]
Passantino, Steven: relief (see S. 3442), S49 [5JA]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see S. 3766), S1015 [7MR] (see H.R. 6929), H1302 [3MR]
——— restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), consideration (see H. Res. 1254), H7167 [26JY]
Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), consideration (see H. Res. 912), H1012 [7FE]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), request Senate to return to House of Representatives (see H. Res. 925), H1119 [11FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to former Presidents (see S. 3703), S786 [17FE]
Railroads: temporarily suspend non-payment and deduction provisions for certain former railroad employees (see H.R. 8608), H7538 [29JY]
Small business: improve ability of small businesses to offer more comprehensive retirement benefits to their workers by reducing certain administrative expenses (see S. 4086), S2154 [26AP]
——— provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses (see S. 4154), S2358 [5MY]
Social Security: exempt earnings from retirement earnings test for retired healthcare workers and first responders who assist in response efforts during coronavirus pandemic or other public health emergency (see H.R. 6776), H1130 [18FE]
——— exempt premium pay received by semi-retired workers during coronavirus pandemic from retirement earnings test (see S. 3659), S753 [16FE]
——— increase monthly exempt amount for individuals not attaining full retirement age (see H.R. 6925), H1301 [3MR] (see H.R. 7692), H4795 [10MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 1367), H7965 [19SE]
Taxation: allow for special rollovers to Roth individual retirement accounts from long-term qualified tuition programs (see S. 4400), S2940 [14JN]
——— allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for domestic abuse victims (see S. 3993), S1980 [5AP]
——— allow students to take saver’s credit (see H.R. 8837), H7880 [15SE]
——— enhance credit for small employer pension plan startup costs (see S. 4153), S2358 [5MY]
——— expand use of retirement plan funds to obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 7107), H3775 [16MR]
——— extend exemption from early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers retirement plans to State and local government corrections employees (see S. 4024), S2091 [7AP] (see H.R. 8986), H8119 [26SE]
——— increase exclusion from gain of sale of principal residence (see H.R. 9015), H8221 [28SE]
——— modify eligible age for exemption from retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for Federal public safety officers (see S. 4314), S2751 [26MY] (see H.R. 8319), H5940 [7JY]
——— provide for penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts for certain emergency expenses (see H.R. 7146), H3827 [17MR]
——— provide for starter 401(k)s for employers with no retirement plan (see S. 3955), S1867 [30MR] (see H.R. 8125), H5645 [16JN]
——— provide incentives for use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans (see S. 4406), S2968 [15JN] (see H.R. 9252), H8418 [28OC]
——— reform application of family attribution rules for purposes of retirement plans (see S. 5125), S6779 [17NO]
——— temporarily suspend required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 8331), H5974 [12JY]
——— treat certain price protection payments as eligible rollover distributions (see H.R. 9286), H8441 [10NO]
——— treat contributions to qualified tuition programs as qualified retirement savings contributions for purposes of saver’s credit (see S. 4103), S2219 [28AP]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 4223), S2519 [16MY] (see H.R. 7846), H5207 [19MY]
Cloture motions
Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), S947 [2MR]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), motion to proceed, S621 [10FE], S797 [17FE], S1011 [7MR]
Letters
Allow one-time election for qualified charitable distribution from individual retirement accounts to split-interest entity and inflation adjust limits for qualified charitable distributions: several organizations, H3944 [29MR]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Bill Webb, Congressional Fire Services Institute, H4819 [11MY]
——— Edward A. Kelly and Kenneth W. Stuebing, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H4821 [11MY]
——— Julie N. Tippens, American Federation of Government Employees, H4820 [11MY]
——— Ken Thomas, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H4820 [11MY]
——— Linda Reinstein, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, H4819 [11MY]
Postal Service Reform Act: Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, H1049 [8FE]
——— Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H1041, H1048 [8FE]
——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1041 [8FE]
——— Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S986 [3MR]
Securing a Strong Retirement Act: Bill Sweeney, AARP, H3944 [29MR]
——— Brian H. Graff, American Retirement Association, H3943 [29MR]
——— Eric J. Pan, Investment Company Institute, H3943 [29MR]
——— Lynn Dudley and Diann Howland, American Benefits Council, H3943 [29MR]
——— Stephanie Silverman, Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (organization), H3942 [29MR]
Lists
Organizations supporting H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, H1040 [8FE]
Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 912, consideration of H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, H1032 [8FE]
Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4774 [10MY]
Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 6929, restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy, H7142 [26JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5969 [12JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4831 [11MY]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act, H3951 [29MR]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, H1057 [8FE]
Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6929, restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy, H7220 [27JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Joyce of Ohio amendment to H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4829 [11MY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Keller amendment to H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4830 [11MY]
Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 912, consideration of H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, H1032 [8FE]
Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4773 [10MY]
Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 6929, restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy, H7141 [26JY]
Votes recorded by proxy on Scott of Virginia amendment to H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4828 [11MY]
Motions
Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), S621 [10FE], S797 [17FE], S1046 [8MR]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5973 [12JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act, H3969 [29MR]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Labor: electronic delivery safe harbor regulations for certain retirement plan notices, H3948 [29MR]
——— prohibit mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clauses, class action or representation waivers, or discretionary clauses in retirement and health plan agreements, H8236 [29SE]
——— require annual report relative to firefighters with certain diseases or disabilities and recommendations for minimizing adverse health risks, H4825 [11MY]
——— review certain regulations related to ERISA fiduciary standards, H3947 [29MR]
——— study potential risk and connection between gynecological cancers and fire protection activities, H4824 [11MY]
Employment: ensure sustainability for State and local public employee pension plans, H7077 [26JY]
——— improve part-time retirement coverage for part-time workers, H3947 [29MR]
——— provide relief for multiemployer and single employer pension plans (H.R. 409), H3939 [29MR]
——— reform multiemployer pension plans, H5489 [14JN], H6512 [14JY]
Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (H.R. 2199), H5480 [13JN]
Federal employees: increase time period claimant under Federal Employee Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to Office of Worker’s Compensation, E1319 [20DE]
——— increase time period claimant under Federal Employee Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to Office of Workers’ Compensation, H4826 [11MY]
——— permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (H.R. 521), H5955–H5959 [12JY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4816–H4831 [11MY], H4875 [12MY], E492 [12MY]
——— establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1097), H4764–H4774 [10MY]
——— expand definition of firefighter relative to eligibility for presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, H4823 [11MY]
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: establish Inspector General (H.R. 8763), E886 [30AU]
Investments: improve and enhance retirement savings, H3946, H3948, H3949 [29MR]
——— improve rules relative to retirement plans, H3941 [29MR]
——— increase portability of and access to retirement savings, H3948 [29MR]
——— increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, E1359 [27DE]
——— increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (H.R. 2954), H3925–H3950 [29MR]
——— increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (H.R. 2954), unanimous-consent agreement, H3925 [29MR]
——— modify rules relative to 403(b) employer contribution plans, H3941, H3942 [29MR]
Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 483), H4811 [11MY]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: issue request for information and report on ways to ensure long-term solvency of insurance programs, H7218, H7219 [27JY]
——— restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), H7211–H7220 [27JY], H8513 [16NO]
——— restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), consideration (H. Res. 1254), H7134–H7142 [26JY]
Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), H963 [4FE], H1023, H1024, H1033–H1051 [8FE], H1079 [9FE]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), consideration (H. Res. 912), H1024–H1032 [8FE]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits, H1042, H1044, H1046–H1048 [8FE]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 5723), H1217 [2MR], H1315 [7MR], H3716 [15MR], H3750 [16MR], H3900 [29MR], H4016, H4017 [31MR], H4516 [27AP], H4872–H4875 [12MY], H5607 [15JN], H5828 [23JN], H6683 [18JY], H6903–H6908 [20JY], H7078 [26JY]
——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (H.R. 2337), H4874 [12MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H5828 [23JN]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 82), H8016 [21SE]
——— repeal retirement earnings test (H.R. 3921), H8505 [15NO]
Taxation: allow employers to contribute to ABLE accounts in lieu of retirement plan contributions (H.R. 4672), H3949 [29MR]
——— allow one-time election for qualified charitable distribution from individual retirement accounts to split-interest entity and inflation adjust limits for qualified charitable distributions, H3949 [29MR]
——— encourage retirement savings, H3939, H3940 [29MR]
——— increase amount of accrued benefit which pension plans may distribute after employee separation, H3947 [29MR]
——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to retirement plan, H3941, H3948 [29MR]
——— provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals, H3941 [29MR]
——— temporarily suspend required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans (H.R. 8331), H8358 [30SE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 1282), H9697 [13DE]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 7846), H7767, H7768 [13SE], H7814 [14SE]
Remarks in Senate
Biden, President: use of financial and securities regulators to advance environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations, S7014 [7DE]
CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (S. 407), S2936 [14JN]
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): accomplishments, S9716–S9718 [21DE]
Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, S2058 [7AP]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit from constraining range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over assets in such accounts (S. 4147), S2511 [16MY]
Employment: provide for periodic automatic reenrollment under qualified automatic contribution arrangements (S. 3712), S838 [28FE]
Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in the same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (S. 4221), S2520 [16MY]
——— permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (H.R. 521), S6802 [17NO]
Fidelity Investments, Inc.: decision to offer cryptocurrency investment option in retirement plans, S6875 [30NO]
Fidelity Investments Inc.: decision to offer cryptocurrency investment option in retirement plans, S3841 [2AU]
Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (S. 4097), S2193 [27AP]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), S4017, S4018 [4AU]
——— restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), unanimous-consent request, S4018 [4AU]
Pension Rights Center: anniversary, S783 [17FE]
Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), S578 [8FE], S581 [9FE], S676 [14FE], S679, S688, S704 [15FE], S923, S925, S932, S938, S947 [2MR], S961, S962, S984–S986 [3MR], S1001 [7MR], S1023, S1024, S1028, S1032–S1034, S1040, S1045–S1048 [8MR], S1070, S1082 [10MR]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), motion to proceed, S620 [10FE], S653 [14FE], S797 [17FE], S817, S826 [28FE], S845, S854–S856, S872 [1MR], S1006, S1010, S1011 [7MR]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), motion to proceed—request return of papers, S663–S665 [14FE]
——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), unanimous-consent agreement, S665, S675 [14FE], S1039 [8MR]
——— reimburse Medicare for additional costs incurred due to enrollment of future retirees, S938 [2MR], S985 [3MR], S1033, S1034, S1047 [8MR]
——— reimburse Medicare for additional costs incurred due to enrollment of future retirees, unanimous-consent request, S1034 [8MR]
Social Security: exempt premium pay received by semi-retired workers during coronavirus pandemic from retirement earnings test (S. 3659), S754 [16FE]
——— protect system and improve benefits, S5042–S5045 [27SE]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 7846), S5031 [22SE]
Reports filed
Air America Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 407) (S. Rept. 117–113), S2619 [19MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1097) (H. Rept. 117–320), H4795 [10MY]
Consideration of H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 912) (H. Rept. 117–243), H1012 [7FE]
Consideration of H.R. 6929, Restore Benefits Guaranteed in Certain Pension Plans for Retirees Following Company Bankruptcy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1254) (H. Rept. 117–432), H7167 [26JY]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2499) (H. Rept. 117–306), H4721 [6MY]
——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1116) (S. Rept. 117–146), S4574 [13SE]
First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 521) (S. Rept. 117–173), S5224 [28SE]
Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act: Committee on Homeland Security (Senate) (S. 471) (S. Rept. 117–143), S4541 [12SE]
Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7310) (H. Rept. 117–557), H8494 [14NO]
Reform Retirement Tax Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 4808) (S. Rept. 117–142), S4513 [8SE]
Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5891) (H. Rept. 117–250), H1145 [25FE]
Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement To Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg (RISE & SHINE) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 4353), S3031 [21JN]
Securing a Strong Retirement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2954) (H. Rept. 117–283), H3970 [29MR]
Social Security Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 82) (H. Rept. 117–482), H8064 [21SE]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3868) (S. Rept. 117–175), S6667 [14NO]
Statements
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Executive Office of the President, H4821 [11MY]
Postal Service Reform Act: Executive Office of the President, H1040 [8FE]
Tables
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5973 [12JY]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act, H3969 [29MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 912, consideration of H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, H1024 [8FE]
H. Res. 925, request Senate to return H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, to House of Representatives, H1117 [11FE]
H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4764 [10MY]
H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 6929, restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy, H7134 [26JY]
H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5955–H5957 [12JY]
H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4816 [11MY]
H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act, H3925–H3939 [29MR]
H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, H1033–H1039 [8FE]
H.R. 6929, restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy, H7211 [27JY]
H.R. 7846, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H7767 [13SE], H7819 [14SE]
S. Res. 695, National Annuity Awareness Month, S3167 [23JN]
S. Res. 752, ERISA anniversary, S4443 [6SE]