H.R. 5339 · 118th Congress

Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act

Introduced on Sep 5, 2023 by Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12). One cosponsor. Latest action (Sep 19, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 5, 2023
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

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  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 amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Business ethics
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Financial services and investments

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Rick W. AllenR-GA-12Sponsor

Republicans · 1

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 Recommit
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Procedural· Failed 206–213
  2. On Passage
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 217–206

History

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

  1. Sep 5, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 5, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Sep 14, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 14, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
  6. Sep 26, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-225.
  7. Sep 26, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-225.
  8. Sep 26, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
  9. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
  10. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1455. (consideration: CR H5343-5350)
  11. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
  12. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5339.
  13. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseWORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have the words taken down. Subsequently, the objection was withdrawn.
  14. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 5339.
  15. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  16. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseMr. Kildee moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H5349-5350)
  17. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  18. Sep 18, 2024 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 5339, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kildee demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  19. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5370-5372)
  20. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 213 (Roll no. 426).House · Roll call 426
  21. Sep 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 206 (Roll no. 427). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5343-5345)House · Roll call 427
  22. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 206 (Roll no. 427). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5343-5345)House · Roll call 427
  23. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  24. Sep 19, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees

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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. INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE11 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  2. Principal Financial Group5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  3. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES5 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  4. Travere Therapeutics5 reports
    $635K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS, INC.$323.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. SANOFI US SERVICES INC4 reports
    $5.5M reported (all issues)
  6. SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $9.2M reported (all issues)
  7. INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE3 reports
    $4.4M reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS2 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.2 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  10. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  11. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)
  12. American Civil Liberties Union1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)
  13. Americans for Financial Reform1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  14. Americans for Tax Reform1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  15. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $220K reported (all issues)
  16. Public Citizen1 report
    $65.3K reported (all issues)
  17. RARE DISEASE COMPANY COALITION1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.