Legislative updates

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously advanced two bills to strengthen Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). S. 1728, the Employee Ownership Representation Act—sponsored by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)—would add two ESOP board members to the ERISA Advisory Council.

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and several co-sponsors have introduced H.R. 4548, the Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act.

Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced S. 2461, the Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and several Democrat sponsors have introduced S. 2458, the Employee Ownership Financing Act.

President Trump has signed into law the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act (“Act”). The Act allows the Treasury Department, after consulting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to postpone filing deadlines for affected individuals and businesses in a state-declared disaster area that has not yet received a federal disaster designation. 

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has released proposed legislation titled the Pensions for All Act.

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has introduced S. 2217, the Independent Retirement Fairness Act.

President Trump signed into law tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ on July 4, 2025. Details of certain provisions of the bill impacting savers can be found here. 

Congress passed the tax bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 3, 2025. This article outlines certain retirement and financial provisions included in the OBBBA.

The Senate has passed by a vote of 51-50 its version of the tax reconciliation bill. The legislation will now move to the House as the President’s self-imposed July 4 deadline quickly approaches.