H.R. 2544 Introduced Labor and Employment

Financial Freedom Act of 2025

To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over the assets in such accounts.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Introduced April 1, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action April 1, 2025

Summary

Financial Freedom Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from limiting the type or range of investments that fiduciaries may offer participants and beneficiaries in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. The bill applies to certain defined contribution plans that permit participants or beneficiaries to exercise control over the assets in the account, such as a 401(k) plan that allows participants or beneficiaries to select additional investment options through a self-directed brokerage window.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  2. Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House

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