S-4406 : Still Just a Bill

Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022

This bill allows employees to transfer their retirement account upon terminating their employment to a similar account with a new employer. Specifically, it makes such transfers automatic, subject to the right of employees to opt out. It imposes certain requirements upon an automatic portability provider, including a requirement that the provider acknowledge its fiduciary status and provide a notice in advance to an employee whose retirement account is being transferred that contains a description of the automatic portability transaction and any fees charged in connection with the transaction.

This bill also allows an eligible employer a $500 tax credit in the year that an automatic portability arrangement is adopted.