Senate Negotiators Make Progress on Pension Reform

Negotiators are reportedly close to an agreement on a pension reform bill that will merge versions passed by the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee.

Senate Passes Retirement Reform As Part of Tax Bill

The Senate-passed tax cut legislation has incorporated a revised version of the Comprehensive Retirement Income Security Act (S. 742) as part of its income tax reduction legislation. The tax bill incorporates just about all of S.

Senator Portman Appointed to Finance Committee

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), who was an architect of legislation supporting S corporation ESOPs while a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, has been appointed to the Senate Finance Committee, where he joins his former House colleague and now Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD).