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Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 4718 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
10
Latest action
Jul 23, 2025

What it does

The Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act would lower the minimum age for eligibility to participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans from 21 to 18 under certain conditions, specifically for employees who complete at least 500 hours of service in each of two consecutive 12-month periods. The bill amends both the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to update participation standards and includes conforming changes to related provisions, such as accounting rules for plan audits and definitions for younger workers. These changes would apply to plan years beginning on or after one year after the bill’s enactment, aiming to expand…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jul 23, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jul 23, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

Work with this bill

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