# 116-hr-8696: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020

116-hr-8696, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8696
- Congress: 116
- Title: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-10-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8696 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8696)

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