Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Appropriations for Child Care Development Block Grant and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, and other measures in the bill, such as funding for apprenticeship grants, and preschool development grants. Appropriations for higher education, including to study how best to provide real-time and forward-looking data in financial responsibility scores; set letters of credit for institutions with low financial responsibility scores using an objective process; reduce regulatory burdens to incentivize school closure teach out acquisitions, reform the student services metric to better reflect student-centered spending; require institutions to report spending on marketing and recruitment separately; direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of IPEDS; conduct a study to assess options for limiting Grad PLUS Loans; conduct a study on the extent to which students are over-borrowing and under-borrowing. Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations) Appropriations for DOE, USDA, DOI R&D programs to support clean energy and carbon removal Appropriations for public health funding, including funding for health care providers and vaccine development through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for nutrition funding through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for broadband infrastructure through the COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for southern border metrics reporting data Student Records Protection Act Community-focused grants HR. 1865

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings, including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions that proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury's Longevity Annuity Contracts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (REG-115809-11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95 Treasury Department - IRS - Multiple Employer Plans - (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18]). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R. 6562). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings Lost & Found Act 2020 (S.4192/ H.R. 7439 - 116th Congress). Addressing Missing-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) (S.4297 - 116th Congress). Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7927 -116th Congress). Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 8083 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S.4318 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings and Security Act (S.1431 - 116th Congress). Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 (H.R. 8696 - 116th Congress). Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (S.5064 - 116th Congress). Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).

DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S.1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 -- 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (S.3533/H.R.6364 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). Safe to Work Act (S.4317 - 116th Congress). Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S.4321 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress).

DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA - Prohibited Transactions Involving Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans - RIN: 1210-ZA28. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005- 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security for American Workers Act (H.R. 1907 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R.6562). Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Session). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings Lost & Found Act 2020 S.4192/H.R. 7439 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). Addressing Missing-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) (S.4297 - 116th Congress). Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7927 - 116th Congress). Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 8083 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S. 4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S.4318 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings and Security Act (S.1431 - 116th Congress). Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 (H.R. 8696 - 116th Congress). Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (S.5064 - 116th Congress). Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress).

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Appropriations for Child Care Development Block Grant and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, and other measures in the bill, such as funding for apprenticeship grants, and preschool development grants. Appropriations for higher education, including to study how best to provide real-time and forward-looking data in financial responsibility scores; set letters of credit for institutions with low financial responsibility scores using an objective process; reduce regulatory burdens to incentivize school closure teach out acquisitions, reform the student services metric to better reflect student-centered spending; require institutions to report spending on marketing and recruitment separately; direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of IPEDS; conduct a study to assess options for limiting Grad PLUS Loans; conduct a study on the extent to which students are over-borrowing and under-borrowing. Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations) Appropriations for DOE, USDA, DOI R&D programs to support clean energy and carbon removal Appropriations for public health funding, including funding for health care providers and vaccine development through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for nutrition funding through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for broadband infrastructure through the COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for southern border metrics reporting data Student Records Protection Act Community-focused grants HR. 1865

H.R. 8696 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 H.R. 8606 - To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 8567 - Required Minimum Distribution Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 7418 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 2112 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 5064 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 5035 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1020 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 1011 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 975 - Womens Retirement Protection Act S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019

H.R. 8990, the Lifetime Income for Employees Act. Expands QDIA regulations. H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. Securing a Strong Retirement (SSRA) Act of 2020. Proposal would be next House iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, includes provisions that were in SSRA, but not included in S. 1431. S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. H.R. 133, Both provisions are in the larger bill. -- Group Insurance Products. The Continuing Paycheck Protection Program includes ACLIs suggested language to clarify that the loan money can be used and will be forgiven for other group insurance products including: life, disability, vision, and dental. The amendment applies to loans already made. -- Extension of Paid Leave Credits. Extension of credits for paid sick and family leave which extended the provisions of FFCRA until March 31, 2021 and replaced the mandate to provide paid sick leave related to the pandemic with a payroll tax subsidy to employers who provide the leave. H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave. H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 7946 and S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.

Retirement Security 1.H.R. 8990, the Lifetime Income for Employees Act. Expands QDIA regulations. 2.H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. 3.H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. 4.H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 5.H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. 6.Securing a Strong Retirement (SSRA) Act of 2020. Proposal would be next House iteration of retirement security policy. 7.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 8.S. 5064, Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, includes provisions that were in SSRA, but not included in S. 1431. 9.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 10. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. 11.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 12.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 13.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. 14. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 15.Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. Income Security H.R. 133, Both provisions are in the larger bill. Group Insurance Products. The Continuing Paycheck Protection Program includes ACLIs suggested language to clarify that the loan money can be used and will be forgiven for other group insurance products including: life, disability, vision, and dental. The amendment applies to loans already made. Extension of Paid Leave Credits. Extension of credits for paid sick and family leave which extended the provisions of FFCRA until March 31, 2021 and replaced the mandate to provide paid sick leave related to the pandemic with a payroll tax subsidy to employers who provide the leave. H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave. Diversity and Inclusion H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 7946 and S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.

S.972: Encourage Retirement Saving Act H.R. 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act H.R. 1007/S.972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) H.R. 1084: Financial Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1938: Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment S. 321: Retirement Savings Act S. 1020: Retirement Security Flexibility Act S. 1019: Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-term Savings Accounts. Retirement Savings and Security Act

Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

-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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions S 5064 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act-- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 5035Encouraging Americans to Save Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals. HR 8990 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in annuities, and for other purposes. HR 8695 Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act -- To impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants, and for other purposes. HR 8696 Securing a Strong Retirement Act -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. S 4820Long-term Care Affordability Act-- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 8606 Savings for All Vocations Enhancement (SAVE) Act -- To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. HR 895p Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- o amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require retirement plans to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. HR 8960 Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require large asset managers to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. DRAFT Auto(k) Retirement Plan Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand retirement plan coverage, increase retirement security, and for other purposes

1.H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. 2.H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. 3.H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 4.H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. 5.SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 6.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 7. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. 8.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 9.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 10.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. 11. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 12.Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. 13.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. 14.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 15.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 16.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member 17.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. 19.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 2112 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1020 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 1011 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019

Client expense: $71,349 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2005 - Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 5676 - Retirement Plan Modernization Act; entire bill H.R. 6562 - the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act; entire bill H.R. 6958 - To allow provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year; entire bill H.R. 7008 - The Family Savings Flexibility Act; entire bill H.R. 7016 - Fairness for Early Withdrawers Act; entire bill H.R. 8406 - The Heroes Act; provisions relating to retirement plans S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019; entire bill S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 1011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act; entire bill S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1020 - Retirement Flexibility Act; entire bill S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; entire bill S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019; entire bill S. 3417 - Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act; entire bill S. 4537 - Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act or RECOVERY Act; provisions relating to retirement security Not Yet Introduced: Proposal for an employer retirement plan requirement

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. 14. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. H.R.1185/S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. H.R.1940/S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave. H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. H.R. 7946/ S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.

Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings, including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions that proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury's Longevity Annuity Contracts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (REG-115809-11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95 Treasury Department - IRS - Multiple Employer Plans - (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18]). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R. 6562). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings Lost & Found Act 2020 S. 4192/ H.R. 7439 - 116th Congress). Addressing Missing-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) (S.4297 - 116th Congress). Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7927 -116th Congress). Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 8083 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S.4318 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).

DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC Proposal Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S. 1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 -- 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (S.3533/H.R.6364 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S. 4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). Safe to Work Act (S. 4317 - 116th Congress). Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S. 4321 - 116th Congress).

DOL - EBSA Proposed Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans Rule (29 CFR Part 2510). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed Rulemaking Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA (29 CFR Part 2520 RIN 1210-AB90). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA - Prohibited Transactions Involving Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans - RIN: 1210-ZA28. DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC Proposal - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005- 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security for American Workers Act (H.R. 1907 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R.6562). Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Session). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings Lost & Found Act 2020 S.4192/H.R. 7439 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). Addressing Missing-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) (S.4297 - 116th Congress). Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7927 - 116th Congress). Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 8083 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S. 4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S.4318 - 116th Congress).

S.972: Encourage Retirement Saving Act H.R. 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act H.R. 1007/S.972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) H.R. 1084: Financial Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1938: Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment S. 321: Retirement Savings Act S. 1020: Retirement Security Flexibility Act S. 1019: Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-term Savings Accounts. Retirement Savings and Security Act

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement Security 1.H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. 2.H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. 3.H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 4.H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. 5.SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 6.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 7. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. 8.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 9.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 10.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. 11. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 12.Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. Income Security 13. H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. 14. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Issue Paycheck protection program and paid family medical leave. 15.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. 16.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 17.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member 19.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. 21.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22. H.R. 2694 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave. Diversity and Inclusion 23. H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. 24. H.R. 5360 - Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. 25. H.R. 281 - Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion. 26. H.R. 7946 and S. 4464 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. Issue: diversity and inclusion.

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Appropriations for Child Care Development Block Grant and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, and other measures in the bill, such as funding for apprenticeship grants, and preschool development grants. Appropriations for higher education, including to study how best to provide real-time and forward-looking data in financial responsibility scores; set letters of credit for institutions with low financial responsibility scores using an objective process; reduce regulatory burdens to incentivize school closure teach out acquisitions, reform the student services metric to better reflect student-centered spending; require institutions to report spending on marketing and recruitment separately; direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of IPEDS; conduct a study to assess options for limiting Grad PLUS Loans; conduct a study on the extent to which students are over-borrowing and under-borrowing. Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations) Appropriations for DOE, USDA, DOI R&D programs to support clean energy and carbon removal Appropriations for public health funding, including funding for health care providers and vaccine development through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for nutrition funding through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for broadband infrastructure through the COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for southern border metrics reporting data CARES Act H.R. 748 Implementation Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R.6201 Implementation Student Records Protection 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) DRAFT, SECURE Act 2.0 - to make improvements to retirement security S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Appropriations for Child Care Development Block Grant and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, and other measures in the bill, such as increased funding for Head Start, funding for apprenticeship grants, and preschool development grants. Appropriations for higher education, including to study how best to provide real-time and forward-looking data in financial responsibility scores; set letters of credit for institutions with low financial responsibility scores using an objective process; reduce regulatory burdens to incentivize school closure teach out acquisitions, reform the student services metric to better reflect student-centered spending; require institutions to report spending on marketing and recruitment separately; direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of IPEDS; conduct a study to assess options for limiting Grad PLUS Loans; conduct a study on the extent to which students are over-borrowing and under-borrowing. Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations) Appropriations for DOE, USDA, DOI R&D programs to support clean energy and carbon removal Appropriations for cell therapy patient registry under the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and for combatting the opioids crisis (FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations) Appropriations for public health funding, including funding for health care providers and vaccine development through COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for broadband infrastructure through the COVID-19 emergency funding. Appropriations for southern border metrics reporting data CARES Act H.R. 748 Implementation Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R.6201 Implementation Student Records Protection Act

H.R. 2005 - Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 5676 - Retirement Plan Modernization Act; entire bill H.R. 6562 - the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act; entire bill H.R. 6958 - To allow provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year; entire bill H.R. 7008 - The Family Savings Flexibility Act; entire bill H.R. 7016 - Fairness for Early Withdrawers Act; entire bill S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019; entire bill S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 1011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1018 - Refunds to Rainy Day Savings Act; entire bill S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1020 - Retirement Flexibility Act; entire bill S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; entire bill S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019; entire bill S. 3417 - Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: Proposal for an employer retirement plan requirement sponsored Rep. Richard Neal

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.972: Encourage Retirement Saving Act H.R. 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act H.R. 1007/S.972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) H.R. 1084: Financial Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1938: Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment S. 321: Retirement Savings Act S. 1020: Retirement Security Flexibility Act S. 1019: Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-term Savings Accounts. Retirement Savings and Security Act

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 12.Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

DOL - EBSA Proposed Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans Rule (29 CFR Part 2510). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed Rulemaking Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA (29 CFR Part 2520 RIN 1210-AB90). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA Proposed Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments Rule (85 FR 39113 - 29 CFR 2550 - RIN: 1210-AB95 - Document Number: 2020-13705). SEC Proposal - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005- 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security for American Workers Act (H.R. 1907 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). The Registration of Linked Indexed Annuity (RILA) Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R.6562). Application of ERISA to Insurance Company General Accounts and General Account Contracts (H.R. 7278 - 115th Session). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress).

Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings, including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions that proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury's Longevity Annuity Contracts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (REG-115809-11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA Proposed Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments Rule (85 FR 39113 - 29 CFR 2550 - RIN: 1210-AB95 - Document Number: 2020-13705). Treasury Department - IRS - Multiple Employer Plans - (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18]). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R. 6562). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).

SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC Proposal Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S. 1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Registration of Linked Indexed Annuity (RILA) Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress).

1.H.R. 748, The CARES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Provides for expanded hardship withdrawals and removal of tax penalty. Includes RMD relief. 2.H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act. Large, comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill. Includes RMD relief and single employer pension plan relief. 3.H.R. 2120, the Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 4.H.R. 6562, the Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act. Temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. 5.SECURE 2.0. (no bill number) Proposal would be next iteration of retirement security policy. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 6.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 7. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. 8.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 9.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 10.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. 11. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 12.Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. 13.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member. 14.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 15.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 16.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave- paid family and medical leave proposal would offer paid leave benefits via a payroll tax for birth or adoption of a child or caring for a sick family member 17.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave - allows for a deferment of retirement benefits for paid leave benefits. 19.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

-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

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Appropriations for Early Childhood programs, including Early Head Start expansion grants, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Head Start Appropriations for higher education, including to study how best to provide real-time and forward-looking data in financial responsibility scores; set letters of credit for institutions with low financial responsibility scores using an objective process; reduce regulatory burdens to incentivize school closure teach out acquisitions, reform the student services metric to better reflect student-centered spending; require institutions to report spending on marketing and recruitment separately; direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of IPEDS; conduct a study to assess options for limiting Grad PLUS Loans; conduct a study on the extent to which students are over-borrowing and under-borrowing. Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations) Appropriations for DOE energy R&D programs Appropriations for cell therapy patient registry under the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and for combatting the opioids crisis (FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations) CARES Act H.R. 748 Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R.6201

H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); provisions relating to retirement H.R. 1957 - Taxpayer First Act of 2019; provisions relating to 1099 filings, e-signatures, taxpayer income verification H.R. 1993 - Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2005 - Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2367 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill H.R. 5676 - Retirement Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019; entire bill S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 1011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1018 - Refunds to Rainy Day Savings Act; entire bill S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1020 - Retirement Flexibility Act; entire bill S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; entire bill S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019; entire bill S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: Proposal for an employer retirement plan requirement sponsored Rep. Richard Neal

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S.972: Encourage Retirement Saving Act H.R. 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act H.R. 1007/S.972 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) H.R. 1084: Financial Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1938: Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment S. 321: Retirement Savings Act S. 1020: Retirement Security Flexibility Act S. 1019: Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-term Savings Accounts. Retirement Savings and Security Act

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Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. Issue: Retirement Security, Inclusion of the SECURE Act within this government funding bill. H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. H.R. 4849, the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act of 2019, Employer Provided Student Loan Repayment. S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, Bipartisan Budget Agreement for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 agreed to White House and Congress. Electronic Delivery Advocacy. (no bill number) Proposal would make electronic delivery the default distribution method for plan documents. Opt-out available. H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

-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.

DOL - EBSA Proposed Definition of Employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans Rule (29 CFR Part 2510). DOL - EBSA - Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL- EBSA Proposed Rulemaking Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA (29 CFR Part 2520 RIN 1210-AB90). SEC Proposal - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005- 116th Congress). A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements (S.1020 - 116th Congress). A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security for American Workers Act (H.R. 1907 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R.1865 - 116th Congress). Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748 - 116th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).

SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC Proposal Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S. 1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748 - 116th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).

Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings, including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions that proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury's Longevity Annuity Contracts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (REG-115809-11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). DOL - EBSA - Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). Treasury Department - IRS - Multiple Employer Plans - (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18]). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005 - 116th Congress). A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements (S.1020 - 116th Congress). A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865 - 116th Congress). Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748 - 116th Congress). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).

RET - 2019 Q2 Retirement Security 1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms 4.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 5.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 6.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 7. Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 8.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 9.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. 10.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 11.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 12.S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. 13.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 14.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 15.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. Income Security 16.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 17.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 19.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 21.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1628 -Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act. Issue: dental plans

RET - 2019 Q2 Retirement Security 1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms 4.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 5.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 6.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 7. Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 8.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 9.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. 10.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 11.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 12.S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. 13.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 14.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 15.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. Income Security 16.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 17.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 18.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 19.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 21.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1628 -Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act. Issue: dental plans

1.H.R.1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 2.S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). Issue: retirement security reforms 3.H.R. 1997, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Act. Issue: retirement security reforms 4.H.R. 1439, the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act Issue: Provides a fiduciary safe harbor to the selection of an annuity provider. 5.H.R.1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE). Issue: retirement security reforms 6.H.R. 1993, Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019. Issue: Retirement Security, Open Multiple Employer Plans. 7.Saving for the Future Act. Issue: Mandated retirement account employer match. 8.S. 322, SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act. Issue: Makes improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and ease the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan. 9.S. 321, the Retirement Security Act of 2019. Issue: Allows for open MEPs. 10.S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019. Retirement Security. 11.S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, Student Loan Retirement Match. 12.S.1011, The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act, Open MEPs. 13.S.1020, The Retirement Flexibility Act, Retirement Security, automatic enrollment/escalation. 14.S.1019, The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act, Retirement Security. Addresses retirement plan leakage. 15.S.1018,The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act, Retirement Savings. Utilizes tax return for retirement savings. 16. S. 2370, Automatic IRA Act of 2019. The legislation would mandate that most employers that do not offer their employees another type of retirement plan, establish an automatic enrollment, payroll deduction program with contributions withheld from employee pay and contributed to an IRA or retirement bond. 17.Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, Bipartisan Budget Agreement for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 agreed to White House and Congress. Income Security 18.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 19.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 20.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 21.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 22.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 23.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 24.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave 1.H.R.1185 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 2.H.R.1940 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 3.H.R.2163 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. Issue: paid family and medical leave 4.S.463 - FAMILY Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 5.S.920 - New Parents Act of 2019. Issue: paid family and medical leave 6.S.1628 -Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 7.S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act. Issue: dental plans 8.Discussion draft - CRADLE Act. Issue: paid family and medical leave 9.Proposed FY 2020 Budget proposal on paid family and medical leave. Issue: paid family and medical leave

Artificial intelligence Small Business Access to Capital Retirement Issues/ SECURE Act (HR 1994) Social Security reform Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431) Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act (S.1019)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Debt limit and budget process reforms including biennial budgeting Appropriations for Early Childhood programs, including Early Head Start expansion grants, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Head Start Defense Authorization - Federal Employee Leave Act Appropriations for increased funding for congressional science and technology resources, including report language (FY 2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations) Appropriations for DOE energy R&D programs Appropriations for cell therapy patient registry under the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and for combatting the opioids crisis (FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Personal savings/Retirement security, including S. 1018, A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program; S. 1019, A bill to allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies; S.1020, A bill to provide for an additional nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution arrangements; and S. 1011, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. Debt limit and budget process reforms including biennial budgeting Appropriations for Early Childhood programs, including Early Head Start expansion grants, Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Head Start Appropriations for DOE energy R&D programs Appropriations for cell therapy patient registry under the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and for combatting the opioids crisis (FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations) Appropriations for the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations) Appropriations for the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (FY 2019 funding bills for the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Artificial intelligence Small Business Access to Capital Retirement Issues/ SECURE Act (HR 1994) Social Security reform Retirement Security and Savings Act (S. 1431) Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act (S.1019)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1957 - Taxpayer First Act of 2019; provisions relating to 1099 filings, e-signatures, taxpayer income verification H.R. 1993 - Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 1994 - Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2367 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act; entire bill S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019; entire bill S. 322 - SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act; entire bill S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA); entire bill S. 1011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1018 - Refunds to Rainy Day Savings Act; entire bill S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1020 - Retirement Flexibility Act; entire bill S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; entire bill S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019; entire bill S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019; entire bill Not Yet Introduced: Proposal for an employer retirement plan requirement sponsored Rep. Richard Neal

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported