GRID Act of 2020

Discussed S. 3688, Energy Infrastructure Protection Act. Discussed the electric utility industry's efforts to protect the grid and its close work with the federal government on cyber and physical security through the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council. Discussed potential legislation granting utilities limited third-party liability protections during a grid security emergency, including support for such legislation. Discussed support for potential Fischer amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect facilities with defense critical electric infrastructure (S. 4049). Discussed support for potential Bacon amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA to protect facilities with defense critical electric infrastructure (H.R. 6395). Discussed H.R. 7203, GRID Act of 2020. Discussed S. 3728, Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020. Discussed efforts by the electric utility sector to ensure electric service during the COVID-19 pandemic, including efforts undertaken to protect utility workers, obtain testing for key utility personnel, and the need for personal protective equipment for key utility personnel. Also discussed contract tracing for utilities. Discussed APPAs cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (DE-OE-0000811), Improving the Cyber Resiliency and Security Posture of Public Power, and how APPA is using funding to work with its members to improve their cyber hygiene. Discussed APPA's cooperative agreement with DOE's Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Division -Integrating State Energy Assurance and Federal Energy Emergency Response Initiatives with Local Energy Emergency Response (DE-OE0000757). Discussed Cybersecurity Solarium Commission report. Discussed Executive Order 13920, Securing the United States Bulk-Power System. Discussed H.R. 7410, the Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act. Discussed the impact of COVID-19 on public power utilities and how they were dealing with the pandemic from an operational standpoint; discussed what public power utilities are doing on customer shutoffs during the pandemic; discussed language to establish a federal moratoria on utility shutoffs and prevent the collection of debt included in H.R. 6379, the Taking Responsibility for Families and Worker Act, and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROS) Act Discussed possible need for direct assistance for public power utilities impacted by COVID-19; discussed public priorities for coronavirus relief package following passage of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - direct aid, increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Coronavirus Relief Funds, and completed implementation of the Municipal Liquidity Facility. Discussed priorities for inclusion in coronavirus relief legislation - direct aid, restoration of advance refunding bonds, increasing the small-issuer exception, increased funding for LIHEAP, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Power Marketing Administrations non-reimbursable; and providing public power utilities with comparable incentives for various energy-related tax credits. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROS) Act.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

H.R. 3079 - Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 Issues related to federal funding to address utility operational shortfalls as a result of COVID-19 Issues related to reauthorization of the Department of Energy Fossil Energy Office. Issues related to pandemic and recovery, including prioritization, supply chain, processes and posture. Issues related to electric sector security including reliability, public/private and cross sector partnerships, information sharing and protections, research and development, cyber resources and education, liability issues, defense critical electric infrastructure, threats, supply chain, and security postures. S.3688 Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2020  H.R.7203 GRID Act of 2020 Issues related to S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act (Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act) S. 2556 Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act of 2019. S. 2333 Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019. H.R. 5760 Grid Cybersecurity Research & Development Act. H.R. 359/S. 2095: Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act. Issues related to a comprehensive energy package, including several areas addressing streamlining the natural gas pipeline permit process; streamline hydropower approval process; improving the critical electric infrastructure; requiring reliability impact statements for major regulations and improving vegetation management within utility rights-of-ways; electric vehicles and EV infrastructure. H.R. 5428 Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (LIFT Act). A bill to improve and modernize American energy infrastructure. H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability (CARES) Act H.R. 5718 - legislation to amend the Natural Gas Act to establish FERC refund authority H.R. 5527 - the 21st Century Power Grid Act H.R. 1426 - Timely Review of Infrastructure Act Issues related to an expansion of FERC Jurisdiction. H.R 733/S.199 Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act. H.R. 4444/S.1931 WAPA Transparency Act. Issues Related the development of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Issues related to electric vehicles (EV) and EV charging infrastructure, including S. 674/H.R. 2616- Clean Corridors Act of 2019, S. 2302 - Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act of 2019, and H.R. 5545 - NO EXHAUST Act of 2020. Issues related to energy storage (H.R. 2986/S.1602 - Better Energy Storage Technology Act, S. 1593/H.R. 2909 - Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019 and H.R. 4447 - - Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act) Issues related to DOE energy and science research and development programs S. 903 -The Nuclear Energy Leadership Act H.R. 2 - The Moving Forward Act

-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. ___, Daft legislation to allow retirement plan funds to pay for long-term care insurance (Toomey) H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption DRAFT: HR ___, -- retirement security legislation including Automatic Retirement Plan Act and the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products

-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. HR 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act -prohibit the SEC from implementing or enforcing Regulation Best Interest. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. ___, Daft legislation to allow retirement plan funds to pay for long-term care insurance (Toomey) H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption DRAFT: HR ___, -- retirement security legislation including Automatic Retirement Plan Act and the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products.

-H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - to encourage retirement savings -H.R. 1007, S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes. -H.R. ___, Automatic Retirement Plan Act - to mandate employers provide employees with retirement savings opportunities, among other retirement related improvements. -S. __, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 397 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act 2019 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans -H.R. 545, the Financial Relief for Feds Act - to allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. -H.R.1938 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan. (start-up credit to encourage plans with auto-enrollment features. Included in SECURE Act) -H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act -to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 1194, S. 448, the Graduate Student Savings Act - This bill allows funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). -S. 321 Retirement Security Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements -S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act - making improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions

-H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - to encourage retirement savings -H.R. 1007, S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes. -H.R. ___, Automatic Retirement Plan Act - to mandate employers provide employees with retirement savings opportunities, among other retirement related improvements. -S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. -H.R.1938 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan. (start-up credit to encourage plans with auto-enrollment features. Included in SECURE Act) -H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act -to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -S. 321 Retirement Security Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1011, Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act-eliminate barriers to the formation of open multiple employer plans (MEPs) S. 1020, Retirement Flexibility Act - incentivize the adoption of automatic enrollment and automatic escalation by establishing three new regulatory safe harbors. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. HR 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act -prohibit the SEC from implementing or enforcing Regulation Best Interest. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. S. 321, Retirement Security Act of 2019 - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. ___, Daft legislation to allow retirement plan funds to pay for long-term care insurance (Toomey) H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes.

-H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - to encourage retirement savings -H.R. 1007, S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes. -H.R. ___, Automatic Retirement Plan Act - to mandate employers provide employees with retirement savings opportunities, among other retirement related improvements. -S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. -H.R.1938 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan. (start-up credit to encourage plans with auto-enrollment features. Included in SECURE Act) -H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act -to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -S. 321 Retirement Security Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1011, Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act-eliminate barriers to the formation of open multiple employer plans (MEPs) S. 1020, Retirement Flexibility Act - incentivize the adoption of automatic enrollment and automatic escalation by establishing three new regulatory safe harbors. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. HR 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act -prohibit the SEC from implementing or enforcing Regulation Best Interest. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. S. 321, Retirement Security Act of 2019 - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care

-H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - to encourage retirement savings -H.R. 1007, S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes. -H.R. ___, Automatic Retirement Plan Act - to mandate employers provide employees with retirement savings opportunities, among other retirement related improvements. -S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 397 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act 2019 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans -H.R. 545, the Financial Relief for Feds Act - to allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. -H.R.1938 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan. (start-up credit to encourage plans with auto-enrollment features. Included in SECURE Act) -H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act -to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 1194, S. 448, the Graduate Student Savings Act - This bill allows funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). -S. 321 Retirement Security Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements -S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act - making improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1011, Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act-eliminate barriers to the formation of open multiple employer plans (MEPs) S. 1020, Retirement Flexibility Act - incentivize the adoption of automatic enrollment and automatic escalation by establishing three new regulatory safe harbors. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. HR 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act -prohibit the SEC from implementing or enforcing Regulation Best Interest. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. S. 321, Retirement Security Act of 2019 - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. 1950, Strengthen Social Security by Taxing Dynastic Wealth Act - undo the changes to the estate tax made under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, restoring estate and gift tax to 2009 levels to fund Social Security

-H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - to encourage retirement savings -H.R. 1007, S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes. -H.R. ___, Automatic Retirement Plan Act - to mandate employers provide employees with retirement savings opportunities, among other retirement related improvements. -S. __, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 397 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act 2019 - This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans -H.R. 545, the Financial Relief for Feds Act - to allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1084, Family Savings Act of 2019 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. -H.R.1938 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan. (start-up credit to encourage plans with auto-enrollment features. Included in SECURE Act) -H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act -to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 1194, S. 448, the Graduate Student Savings Act - This bill allows funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). -S. 321 Retirement Security Act - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements -S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act - making improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions