HR-2954 : Still Just a Bill

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2022-03-30IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2022-03-29FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2022-03-29VoteOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 5 (Roll no. 86). (text: CR H3925-3939)House floor actions
2022-03-29FloorConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3951-3952)House floor actions
2022-03-29FloorAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.House floor actions
2022-03-29FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with eighty minutes of debate on H.R. 2954.House floor actions
2022-03-29FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3925-3950)House floor actions
2022-03-29FloorUNANIMOUS CONSENT - Mr. Neal asked unanimous consent that debate under clause 1(c) of rule 15 on a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2954, as amended be extended to eighty minutes of debate. Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2022-03-29FloorMr. Neal moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2022-03-29CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 210.House floor actions
2022-03-29DischargeCommittee on Education and Labor discharged.House floor actions
2022-03-29DischargeCommittee on Financial Services discharged.House floor actions
2022-03-29CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-283, Part I.House floor actions
2021-05-05CommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2021-05-05CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2021-05-04IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2021-05-04IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2021-05-04IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2021-05-04IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
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Policy Area :

Labor and Employment
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  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Bank accounts, deposits, capital
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Business records
  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Disability assistance
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employment taxes
  • Financial services and investments
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Higher education
  • Income tax deferral
  • Income tax exclusion
  • Inflation and prices
  • Interest, dividends, interest rates
  • Life, casualty, property insurance
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • Securities
  • Small business
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Wages and earnings