Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60
§1193a Preemption of State Anti-garnishment Laws
Title 29 › Chapter 18— EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › Subchapter I— PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS › Subtitle Subtitle B— Regulatory Provisions › Part 8— pension-linked emergency savings accounts › § 1193a
Summary
Federal law overrides any state rule that would ban or limit using an automatic contribution setup to put money into an emergency savings account tied to a pension. The Secretary can make minimum rules those automatic setups must meet.
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Title 29, §1193a
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this part shall supersede any law of a State which would directly or indirectly prohibit or restrict the use of an automatic contribution arrangement, described in section 1193(d)(2) of this title, for a pension-linked emergency savings account. The Secretary may promulgate regulations to establish minimum standards that such an arrangement would be required to satisfy in order for this subsection to apply with respect to such an account.
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Effective Date
Section applicable to plan years beginning after Dec. 31, 2023, see section 127(g) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2022 Amendment note under section 72 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1193a
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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