# 119-hr-8837: RISE Act

119-hr-8837, RISE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8837
- Congress: 119
- Title: RISE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would create bigger startup tax credits to push very small employers to offer retirement plans.** It would also let service providers claim a parallel credit and applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2026. - Very small employers. Qualified "microemployers" would get a new Credit for Microemployers that raises the startup credit to 100% and raises the per-employee cap to $2,500. - Service providers. Entities that set up plans could claim a Credit for Eligible Service Providers equal to the employer credit for the plan for the first 3 credit years if they lower fees by at least that credit and obtain a written employer certification. The bill bars double-claiming, makes the fee reduction nondeductible for the provider and not includible in the employer's gross income, and creates recapture rules if a provider receives more than the employer credit. - Employees at tiny firms. By increasing startup incentives, the bill aims to expand retirement plan availability at very small employers so more workers may gain access to employer plans.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger startup credit for microemployers: benefit, high. This bill would create a startup tax credit for very small employers called "qualified microemployers." The credit would cover 100% of qualifying startup costs up to $2,500 per year. To qualify, an employer must meet a smaller employee-size test (using 10 instead of 100) and the employer's plan mus…
- Tax credit for service providers: mixed, high. This bill would let an eligible service provider claim the startup tax credit for a new employer retirement plan for the first three years. The provider's credit would equal the amount the employer could have claimed for those years, within existing limits. To claim it, the provider would have to l…

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8837 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8837)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8837 (as of 2026-09-21).