Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act

10/4/2024, 8:07 PM

Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act or the RETIRE Act

This bill generally requires fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to make investment decisions based only on pecuniary factors (i.e., factors that a fiduciary prudently determines are expected to have a material effect on the risk or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with the plan's policies and objectives).

The bill allows nonpecuniary factors to be considered in certain situations, such as when selecting investment options for certain participant-directed retirement plans or if the fiduciary is unable to distinguish between investment alternatives on the basis of pecuniary factors alone.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 5339

Introduced on
2023-09-05

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/19/2024

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Failed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act or the RETIRE Act

This bill generally requires fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to make investment decisions based only on pecuniary factors (i.e., factors that a fiduciary prudently determines are expected to have a material effect on the risk or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with the plan's policies and objectives).

The bill allows nonpecuniary factors to be considered in certain situations, such as when selecting investment options for certain participant-directed retirement plans or if the fiduciary is unable to distinguish between investment alternatives on the basis of pecuniary factors alone.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Labor and Employment

Potential Impact
Business ethics
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/22/2024

Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings Act or the RETIRE Act

This bill generally requires fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to make investment decisions based only on pecuniary factors (i.e., factors that a f...


Latest Action9/19/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.