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H.R. 2954: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

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H.R. 2954: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-04 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 86 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2954 (2022-03-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

Plain summary

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.

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Official text

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · 103 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 (2021-09-02); CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (2022-03-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jason Smith (R-MO), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Ron Estes (R-KS), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tom Cole (R-OK), David Kustoff (R-TN), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Josh Harder (D-CA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Chris Pappas (D-NH) and 43 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] reported raising $3.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2954 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117