A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary".
SJRES 79 is a joint resolution that would block a Department of Labor rule published in April 2024. The rule would have required financial advisors to act in the best interest of retirement account holders when providing investment advice, expanding the scope of who must meet this standard. If passed, the resolution would prevent the rule from taking effect by invoking a congressional disapproval process under Title 5, U.S. Code. This directly affects retirement advisors and the standards they must follow when giving retirement investment guidance.
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Introduced May 15, 2024
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May 15, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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May 15, 2024
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1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
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Ted Budd
RRepublican
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
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Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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Joe Manchin, III
IIndependent
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John Barrasso
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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