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S. 975 (116th)

Women's Retirement Protection Act

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Introduced

1 April 2019

Last action

1 April 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren, Tina Smith, Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Jeanne Shaheen, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand, Timothy Kaine, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Maria Cantwell, Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Tammy Duckworth, Maggie Hassan, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Michael Bennet, Jacky Rosen, Richard Blumenthal, Ron Wyden

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

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Summary

Women's Retirement Protection Act This bill modifies the requirements for pension plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans 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 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 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 (1) improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement, and (2) assist low-income women and survivors of domestic violence in obtaining qualified domestic relations orders and the benefits they are entitled to through the orders.

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Timeline

  1. 1 April 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 April 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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