H.R. 2954 · 117th Congress

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

Introduced on May 4, 2021 by Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1). 103 cosponsors, 48 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 30, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 4, 2021
Cosponsors
103
48 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • 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
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Mar 29, 2022). Public domain.

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Richard E. NealD-MA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 55

Republicans · 48

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 414–5

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 4, 2021Introduced in House
  2. May 4, 2021Introduced in House
  3. May 4, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. May 4, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. May 4, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.
  6. May 5, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. May 5, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Mar 29, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-283, Part I.
  9. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-283, Part I.
  10. Mar 29, 2022Committee on Financial Services discharged.
  11. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Financial Services discharged.
  12. Mar 29, 2022Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
  13. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Education and Labor discharged.
  14. Mar 29, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 210.
  15. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseMr. Neal moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  16. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseUNANIMOUS 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.
  17. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3925-3950)
  18. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with eighty minutes of debate on H.R. 2954.
  19. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseAt 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.
  20. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3951-3952)
  21. Mar 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On 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 · Roll call 86
  22. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseOn 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 · Roll call 86
  23. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  24. Mar 30, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. FMR LLC5 reports
  2. INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  3. PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION5 reports
  4. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL1 report
  5. LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  6. Nationwide Insurance1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  7. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY1 report
    Federal contractor: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANYAI match · 100%
  8. Transamerica Life Insurance Company1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.