Iowa/Nebraska Chapter Newsletter: 2017

Dear Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, Chairman Cassidy, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Sanders, and

Congressman Rick Allen (GA) Leading House Effort on Major ESOP Association Legislative Priori

Today the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes the congressionally mandated rule for adequate consideration, as prescribed by the WORK Act.  The Department of Labor (DOL) will now conduct a formal rulemaking, which includes a public comment period. 

On July 31, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed the Fiscal 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act in a strongly bipartisan vote of 26-3.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) today unanimously passed a package of legislation consisting of several priorities of The ESOP Association.