United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4235 (114th)
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015
Introduced
10 December 2015
Last action
23 March 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the website of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to obtain information relating to retirement planning or later life economic security. The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor shall award grants to certain community-based organizations to improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement.
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Timeline
10 December 2015
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2015
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 December 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4235
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4235
- us · 114-hr-4235 · source updated 23 March 2026