Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act (H.R. 4293)

Replacing NCLB

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* MEDIA ADVISORY * THIS WEEK: Hearing on “Persuader” Rule, Markup of Bill Addressing Infant Abuse and Neglect

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will meet this week to examine a new rule by the Department of Labor that will restrict workers’ free choice and employers’ free speech. The committee will also meet this week to consider legislation that will improve efforts to prevent infant abuse and neglect. On Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “The Persuader Rule: The...

Protecting Access to Affordable Retirement Advice - H. J. Res. 88

THE PROBLEM: Far too many men and women will leave the workforce without the financial security they need to retire. Policymakers should be looking for opportunities to make it easier for working families—especially low- and middle-income families—to successfully plan for their retirement years. The last thing Washington should do is create barriers to the retirement security the American people need. Unfortunately, the Department of Labor has finalized a new regulatory scheme that will do just...

Committee Approves Resolution to Stop Fiduciary Rule, Protect Access to Affordable Retirement Advice

The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved a resolution (H.J. Res. 88) to block the Department of Labor’s “fiduciary” rule and protect access to affordable retirement advice for low- and middle-income families. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, along with Reps. Charles Boustany (R-LA), and Ann Wagner (R-MO). The resolution passed the committee by a...

Kline Statement on Markup of H.J. Res. 88

Today, the committee will consider H. J. Res. 88, a resolution to block a harmful new regulation that will restrict access to affordable retirement advice. I would like to begin by thanking our colleague, Dr. Roe, for his leadership on this very important issue. Since 2011, he has served as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Throughout his service as chairman, he has helped lead the fight for responsible policies that would strengthen the retirement secu...

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Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Representative Todd Rokita introduced the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 to reauthorize and reform ch...... READ MORE