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  • Retirement Related Provisions of Tax Reform 2.0 Released
    On Sept. 13, 2018, the House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to move forward three pieces of proposed legislation as part of "Tax Reform 2.0," which Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) views as the sequel to last year's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
  • President Trump Issues Executive Order on Retirement-Related Matters
    On Aug. 31, 2018, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) that directs the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to work on a number of new retirement-related regulatory matters.

About the Washington Perspective

Washington MonumentWelcome! The Washington Perspective provides news and information about the policies and issues that play a part in building retirement security.

Visit the Washington Perspective for updates on pending legislative and regulatory issues and notices on emerging policy initiatives. For information related to existing regulations that govern your plan, please refer to the Plan Rules section of the web site.

We work with Congress, key executive branch officials, and public sector groups to protect and build the retirement security of participants we serve. We bring our expertise in public sector retirement plans to policy makers during debates on retirement plans (401(a) and 457) and retirement health savings initiatives.


Key Legislative Issues

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Key Regulatory Issues

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