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| https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-grassley-hassan-introduce-retirement-bill-to-give-small-businesses-more-flexibility | Lankford, Grassley, Hassan Introduce Retirement Bill to Give Small Businesses More Flexibility | 2020-12-19 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Republican | House | OK | James Lankford | L000575 | www.lankford.senate.gov | legacy | 12.19.20 Lankford, Grassley, Hassan Introduce Retirement Bill to Give Small Businesses More Flexibility WASHINGTON, DC Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) along with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NN) to introduce theImproving Access to Retirement Savings Act.This bill will build off the successful implementation of theSECURE Actand make improvements so that more organizations and small businesses can participate in multiple employer plans (MEPs). Everyone knows that saving for retirement is important. These policies will make it easier for employers to offer retirement plans, improve accessibility, and encourageretirement saving for employees,Lankford said.By allowing more employers join together to offer retirement plans, and ensure employers have the resources and flexibility to begin and operate retirement plans, this proposal helps Oklahomans save more, sooner. This legislation will help more Americans save for their retirement while also giving our small businesses and nonprofits another avenue to invest in their employees' future financial security. Government should be doing everything it can to help Americans save more of their own hard-earned money so they can retire with peace of mind and independence,Grassley said. Every Granite Stater and American deserves to retire with dignity. This bipartisan effort builds on a law we passed last year to make it easier to save for retirement, saidHassan. This commonsense bill will help expand retirement plan options for small businesses, nonprofits, and employees and I will keep working across the aisle to strengthen retirement security. TheImproving Access to Retirement Savings Actwill allow more groups to participate in MEPs by allowing 403(b) plans, which are prevalent among tax-exempt organizations, to participate. It also clarifies that small employers that join a MEP may take the small employer pension plan start-up credit for their first three years in a MEP, regardless of how long the MEP has been in existence. Additionally, this legislation allows for a grace period to correct reasonable errors in administering automatic enrollment and escalation features when groups are enrolling in a MEP, provided they are corrected within 9 months of the end of the year in which the mistakes were made. This legislation has support from theAmerican Benefits Council,American Retirement Association,Insured Retirement Institute,American Council of Life Insurers,and theERISA Industry Committee. Full text of the bill can be foundHERE. ### Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |