# 114-hr-4235: Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015

114-hr-4235, Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4235
- Congress: 114
- Title: Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2015-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the website of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to obtain information relating to retirement planning or later life economic security. The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor shall award grants to certain community-based organizations to improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2654: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4235 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4235)

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