U.S. Representatives French Hill (R-AR), David Scott (D-GA), and Ann Wagner (R-MO) urged the DOL to "cease its efforts" to adopt the "Retirement Security Rule" proposal "to prevent needlessly inflicting harm on millions of retirement savers across the country."
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Senator Pat J. Toomey (R-PA) introduced the Retirement Savings Modernization Act, which would make explicit the authority of defined contribution retirement plan fiduciaries to invest in a wide variety of assets, including commodities, digital assets, private equity and real estate.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking considered testimony from industry experts on the challenges, benefits and potential future development of FinTech.
At a hearing before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment, several industry groups called for repeal of the DOL Fiduciary Rule and expressed support for a proposed "standards of conduct" bill.
SIFMA and numerous financial associations filed a complaint against the Department of Labor with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The complaint would strike down an "overreaching" DOL fiduciary rule.