The Council has submitted comments to Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy supporting efforts to modernize the 340B drug pricing program and reduce its impact on health care costs for employers and working families.

Treasury and IRS have proposed updates to the minimum funding rules for single-employer defined benefit plans, including new flexibility for certain plan amendments and plan adoptions made after the end of a plan year.

The Council has filed two amicus briefs urging federal appeals courts to reject efforts to create a judicial remedy allowing providers to sue health plans and insurers to enforce payment determinations under the NSA IDR process.

Treasury and IRS have issued proposed regulations providing guidance on eligible investments for Trump accounts.

The Council filed an amicus brief with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company v. HaloMD.

Treasury and IRS released guidance implementing the Saver’s Match, a federal program that will replace the Saver’s Credit in 2027. 

PBGC has expressed support for FASB’s proposed accounting reforms for certain market-based cash balance plans, while recommending several changes to the proposal.

The IRS has issued Notice 2026-49, providing sample forms and proposed procedures intended to simplify and standardize the process for completing retirement plan rollovers.

Treasury and IRS have issued proposed regulations providing guidance on the nondiscrimination rules that apply to DCAPs, including dependent care FSAs.

Treasury and IRS have issued proposed regulations providing guidance for employers that make contributions to Trump accounts.

The Council will comment on the RFI, which sharply scrutinizes what it refers to as a “broken for-profit private health insurance system.”

Class-action litigation against employers continues to dominate the retirement plan landscape, with the Council frequently stepping in to defend plan sponsors.