S928-119

Introduced

To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit plan investments in foreign adversary and sanctioned entities, require disclosure of existing investments in such entities, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 11, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit plan investments in foreign adversary and sanctioned entities, require disclosure of existing investments in such entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Defense, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H63A8E31DF579464191D8A6808909678E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings Act or PARSA.
  • Section HEE4C2D47A9B04A4E9B6BA62E09EF3211: 2. Prohibition on investment in certain entities Section 404(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104(a)) is amended by adding...
  • Section H5F1BB4DAAD964562A087F8DBC298B3B0: 3. Additional disclosures for employee retirement funds Section 103(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(b)(3)) is...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit plan investments in foreign adversary and sanctioned entities, require disclosure of existing investments in such entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Defense, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit plan investments in foreign adversary and sanctioned entities, require disclosure of existing investments in such entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Defense Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 11, 2025

Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Defense Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"sanctioned entity" §H5F1BB4DAAD964562A087F8DBC298B3B0

an entity listed on any of the following lists:(A)The Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List (NS–CMIC List) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 14032 (86 Fed. Reg. 30145

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