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EMPOWERS Act

USA117th CongressHR-3308| House 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal

Democratic Representative

Washington

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Encouraging More Proxy voting by Organized Workers, Employees, and Retirement Savers Act or the EMPOWERS Act This bill modifies the requirements for single-employer retirement plans with respect to the fiduciaries and proxy voting procedures for such plans. Specifically, it requires the assets of such plans to be held in trust by a joint board of trustees that represents the interests of the employer and the interests of the plan participants and their beneficiaries on an equal basis. Additionally, the trustees of each plan must undergo training and establish proxy voting guidelines for the plan. In exercising a plan's proxy voting rights, a fiduciary may consider (1) the investment objectives of the plan participants and their beneficiaries, and (2) certain effects of negative externalities generated by portfolio companies.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5594
EMPOWERS Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-6345
EMPOWERS Act of 2018
May 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1677
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5594
    EMPOWERS Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-6345
    EMPOWERS Act of 2018


  • May 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1677
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 117-1677: EMPOWERS Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorporate finance and managementDepartment of LaborEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsLabor-management relationsSecurities

EMPOWERS Act

USA117th CongressHR-3308| House 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Encouraging More Proxy voting by Organized Workers, Employees, and Retirement Savers Act or the EMPOWERS Act This bill modifies the requirements for single-employer retirement plans with respect to the fiduciaries and proxy voting procedures for such plans. Specifically, it requires the assets of such plans to be held in trust by a joint board of trustees that represents the interests of the employer and the interests of the plan participants and their beneficiaries on an equal basis. Additionally, the trustees of each plan must undergo training and establish proxy voting guidelines for the plan. In exercising a plan's proxy voting rights, a fiduciary may consider (1) the investment objectives of the plan participants and their beneficiaries, and (2) certain effects of negative externalities generated by portfolio companies.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5594
EMPOWERS Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-6345
EMPOWERS Act of 2018
May 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1677
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5594
    EMPOWERS Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-6345
    EMPOWERS Act of 2018


  • May 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1677
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal

Democratic Representative

Washington

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 117-1677: EMPOWERS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorporate finance and managementDepartment of LaborEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsLabor-management relationsSecurities