Legislative updates

Senator John Thune (R-SD), along with co-sponsor Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE), introduced S. 3224, the Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act.

Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) has introduced the Retirement Investment in Small Employers (RISE) Act to encourage small businesses with no more than 10 employees who received at least $5,000 of compensation in the prior year to adopt retirement plans.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released a new proposed rule updating the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under ERISA.

The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) has updated its table titled, “Present Value of PBGC Maximum Guarantee,” to reflect applicable values for distributions with annuity starting dates during calendar year 2024.

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which included the SECURE 2.0 Act.

Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) have re-introduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act.

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2023-20, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for November 2023.

The Senate Finance Committee has advanced S. 2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act by a vote of 14-9.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on October 6, 2023, for Vermont severe storms and flooding, for the incident period of August 3-August 5, 2023.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup of two bills intending to expand access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).