119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 5, 2025
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 5, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 5, 2025)
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
This bill allows 403(b) retirement plans (i.e., retirement plans designed for certain employees of public schools, charities, and churches) to invest in collective investment trusts, which are a group of pooled investment assets held by a bank or trust company, and in insurance company separate accounts.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Employee benefits and pensions · Financial services and investments · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management · Religion · Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CGCN GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…mic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 H.R. 4548 - Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act H.R. 8837 - Retirement Investment in Small Employers Act S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 S. 1526 - Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025 S. 1840 - Retirement Invest…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…re bill H.R. 10015 - Great American Healthcare Act; entire bill H.R. 10039 - Simplifying Modern Access to Retirement Tools for Savings Act (SMART); entire bill S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act; entire bill S. 1222 - Financial Freedom Act; entire bill S. 1526 - Retirement Savings for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$3,100,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1013/S. 424, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…not finalize rules within one year after enactment, the bill allows for electronic delivery of these documents. Issues related to electronic delivery. H.R.1013/S.424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 - The bill would allow 403(b) plans to invest in Collective Investment Trusts or S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LPL FINANCIAL · lobbying firm or registrant: LPL FINANCIAL
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
General interest in retirement issues. H.R. 1013/ S. 424 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 S.1707 Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act S.1831 Auto Reenroll Act of 2…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
METLIFE GROUP, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: METLIFE GROUP, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to retirement market expansion including mandated auto-IRAs, 401k, 403(b) parity, and enrollment; S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Insti…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…acting corporate accountability and undermining shareholder rights. Draft Senate FSGG appropriations bill. General lobbying with regard to digital commodities. S. 424 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025. H.R. 1013 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 202…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$280,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nvestor Capital Act E-delivery initiatives including H.R. 2441 & S. 1877, the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act Retirement security initiatives, including S. 424 and H.R. 1013, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions ERISA litigation reform efforts such as H. R. 6084, the ERISA Litigation Refo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$16,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1013/S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025, and potential amendments thereto H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT · lobbying firm or registrant: MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…investment options for 403(b) plans. Monitor issues related securities issues, including asset management, market equity, liquidity and fund issues. H.R. 1013/S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act. Issues related to access to investment opportunities. Issues related to ETF regulation. Is…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,511,303
Spent on own lobbying
S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 S. 1808, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act S. 1877, Improving Disclosur…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NORTHERN TRUST · lobbying firm or registrant: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…urrency legislation. Issues related to custodial banking, including FED, FDIC and SEC regulations. H.R. 2392, the STABLE Act. S. 394, the GENIUS Act. H.R. 1013/S. 424, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act of 2025. Senate Bill - Discussion Draft "Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025".
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TIAA · lobbying firm or registrant: TIAA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ment Income Education - Providing parity for investment options in 403(b) plans o Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R.1013, S. 424); o INVEST Act of 2025 (H.R. 3383) - Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act (H.R. 4718, S. 1707) - Auto Reenroll Act (S. 1831, H.R. 6729) - Independen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TIAA · lobbying firm or registrant: TIAA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct of 2025 (H.R. 3383) Providing parity for investment options in 403(b) plans o Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 1013, S. 424); INVEST Act of 2025 (H.R. 3383)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS & ACTUARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS & ACTUARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$366,887
Spent on own lobbying
…mic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025 H.R. 4548 - Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act H.R. 8837 - Retirement Investment in Small Employers Act S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 S. 1526 - Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025 S. 1840 - Retirement Invest…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WILLIS NORTH AMERICA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: WILLIS NORTH AMERICA INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1013, S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: Provisions related to retirement. P.L. 116-94 - Issues related to implementation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$480,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ifying Modern Access to Retirement Tools for Savings (SMART Savings) Act; H.R. 8338, the Safeguarding Americans Fairly Earned Retirement (SAFER) Act; H.R. 1013/S. 424, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act; Issues related to the possible expansion of the Savers Match.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TIAA · lobbying firm or registrant: PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Asset management; H.R. 1013 and S. 424, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025; H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL · lobbying firm or registrant: PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Capital Markets efficiency; H.R. 1013 and S.424, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025; H.R.3383, the INVEST Act; asset management issues.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERAL RESOURCES GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding Act (S. 1839) Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 (S. 424) Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (S.1877) Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (S.3671)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nd, ETF, money market mutual fund, securities, and systemic risk issues. H.R. 1033, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025; S.424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025. H.R. 2441, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025; HR 3383, Incentivizing…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,002,681
Spent on own lobbying
…SEC does not finalize rules within one year after enactment, the bill allows for electronic delivery of these documents. Issue: Electronic delivery. H.R. 1013/S.424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 - The bill would allow 403(b) plans to invest in Collective Investment Trusts or S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$1,002,681
Spent on own lobbying
Retirement Security 1.H.R.1013, S.424 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: Allows 403(b) retirement plans to invest in Collective Investment Trust or Separate…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$510,000
Spent on own lobbying
…related to allowing collective investment trusts in 403(b) plans, including the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 1013, S. 424) Issues related to systemic risk regulation and non-bank financial intermediation including the FSOC Improvement Act (H.R.3682, S.3578) Issues related to the I…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$510,000
Spent on own lobbying
…related to allowing collective investment trusts in 403(b) plans, including the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act (H.R. 1013, S. 424) Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues related to considerations for plan fiduciaries Issues related to automatic portability Issues rela…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing