July 16, 2025
Congress Expands IRS Disaster Deadline Relief for Retirement Plans, IRAs
The House and Senate have both passed the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, which expands IRS authority to extend retirement plan deadlines in response to disasters.
July 16, 2025
Summary of New 'Trump Accounts' Now Available to Council Members
The newly enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act established a new type of savings account designed for young children and their parents.
July 16, 2025
Council Files Amicus Brief in Supporting Appeal in Pension Plan Conversion Case
The Council filed an amicus brief with a federal appeals court supporting the appeal of a district court ruling on a decades-old pension plan conversion.
July 15, 2025
DOL Joins Council in Asking 9th Circuit to Uphold District Court Dismissal of 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
The Council and DOL filed amicus ("friend of the court") briefs urging the 9th Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit over 401(k) forfeiture use—a notable move for the DOL, which has typically sided with plaintiffs in ERISA cases.
July 11, 2025
Just a Minute! on the Council's Policy Committees and Task Forces
In the latest episode, Katy Johnson describes the internal groups that guide and execute the Council Policy Board of Directors’ advocacy priorities.
July 9, 2025
Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy introduced legislation this week aiming to expand retirement savings opportunities for independent workers.
July 8, 2025
Council Calls for Further Refinements to Prescription Drug MRF Requirement
The Council submitted comments in response to a tri-agency RFI on the machine-readable file requirement for prescription drug pricing under the "transparency in coverage" final rule.
July 3, 2025
Just a Minute! on the Newly Passed Tax and Budget Bill
In the latest episode, Katy Johnson describes the most important provisions included (and not included) in Republicans' sweeping budget reconciliation bill.
July 3, 2025
Wins for Employers in 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'
With Congress having approved sweeping tax and budget legislation, the Council celebrates several important policy advances for employer plan sponsors.
July 3, 2025
Employee benefit plans preserved with telehealth, primary care strengthened in budget bill
With the sweeping tax and budget bill headed for the president's desk, the Council highlights the wins for plan sponsors and the need for bipartisanship on future policy.
July 1, 2025
Senate Passes Tax, Budget Reconciliation Bill: What's In, What's Out
The sweeping GOP legislation does not include any changes to the employee benefit plan tax incentives, but does include an important extension of telehealth flexibility.
July 1, 2025
The high court's decision not to hear PCMA v. Mulready effectively upholds an appellate court ruling that ERISA preempts a state law regulating PBMs.