Legislation
Breaking news and analysis on the latest legislation and activities affecting financial services from Capitol Hill.
Congress Clears Government Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown
By Erik WassonThe federal government would be kept open through Dec. 3 under the legislation.
September 22, 2021
New Bill Would Create Portable Retirement and Investment AccountsUnder the Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act, every American would receive an account when they get a Social Security number.
September 16, 2021
Sen. Warren Pushes Wealth Tax to Help Fund Biden PlanAs lawmakers consider tax measures, Warren also touts her plans to hike taxes on the wealthiest corporations and permanently fund the IRS.
September 15, 2021
Andy Friedman Weighs In on House Democrats' Tax Plan"To everybody's relief … we're not going to see a repeal of stepped-up basis," the political analyst and former tax lawyer says.
September 14, 2021
Warren Asks Fed to Break Up Wells Fargo After Regulatory HitIn a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Warren called on the Fed to revoke the bank's status as a financial holding company.
September 13, 2021
Ed Slott Weighs In on House Democrats' Proposed Mega-IRA CrackdownThe IRA specialist tells ThinkAdvisor what he thinks of the proposals, including eliminating "mega backdoor" Roth IRAs and raising RMDs on large accounts.
September 13, 2021
House Panel to Vote on Backdoor Roth IRA Curbs, RMD Hike for WealthyThe panel also plans to vote this week on increasing the corporate and capital gains tax rates.
September 09, 2021
Auto-IRA Bill Passes House PanelThe bill requires some employers without a retirement plan to automatically enroll workers in IRAs or 401(k)-type plans.