Auto Reenroll Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Introduced
Summary
Periodic automatic reenrollment for workplace retirement contributions.
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This bill would let plans restart an employee's automatic 401(k) deferrals after 1-3 years unless the employee makes a new election. It aligns Internal Revenue Code and ERISA rules so plans can treat certain formerly excluded workers as having elected to participate.
- Workers and households: Employees who previously opted out would be treated as re-enrolled after 1-3 years and contributions resume at the plan's uniform percentage unless they opt out again.
- Employers and plan sponsors: Plans may apply a one-time, plan-year termination of opt-outs for all affected employees at once, simplifying administration.
- Plan rules and covered employees: The bill amends sections 401(k)(13)(C), 414(w)(3), and ERISA section 514(e)(2) and defines "previously disregarded employees" so the periodic reenrollment rule applies. It applies to plan years beginning after enactment.
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Automatic reenrollment for workplace retirement plans
If enacted, the bill would let employers automatically reenroll workers in retirement plans when a prior opt-out ends after 1 to 3 years. After that opt-out ends, the worker would be treated as having chosen the plan's standard contribution percentage unless they make a new opt-out election. A plan could apply that reenrollment at one time for a plan year to all affected workers, no matter their enrollment dates. The bill would also change counting rules so some workers previously ignored for automatic-enrollment calculations can be treated as initially enrolled. These changes would apply to plan years beginning after the date of enactment and would not change rules for plan years that began before enactment or for opt-outs ending after more than 3 years.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/15/2025
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No roll call votes available for this bill.
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