Legislative updates

The Senate Finance Committee has advanced S. 2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act by a vote of 14-9.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on October 6, 2023, for Vermont severe storms and flooding, for the incident period of August 3-August 5, 2023.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup of two bills intending to expand access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

Representatives Greg Steube (R-FL) and co-sponsor Kat Cammack (R-FL) have introduced H.R. 5608, the Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act.

The House Education and Workforce Committee held a mark-up of several proposals, including four bills (previously announced), which would amend ERISA related to proxy voting, fiduciary duties, and notice requirements for brokerage windows.

Several bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives that would make amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), with cosponsors Sens. Wyden (D-OR), Klobuchar (D-MN), Sanders (I-VT), and Duckworth (D-IL), introduced the ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act.

Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have re-introduced H.R. 5060, the Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2023 in the House and Senate.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is providing a one-time waiver of the reporting requirement under Section 4010 of ERISA for filers meeting specific criteria.

Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Representative Kathy Manning (D-NC), have reintroduced the Auto Reenroll Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to permit plan sponsors to reenroll non-participating eligible employees at least once every three years unless the individual affirmatively opts out again.