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S. 3615

U.S. SenateIn Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3615, the Multiemployer Plan Relief Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 12, 2026 by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 12, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


Record

Text

S. 3615 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb3615/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3615 IS: Multiemployer Plan Relief Act
U.S. Senate
2026-01-12
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
II 119th CONGRESS
2d Session S. 3615 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12, 2026 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Moreno ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an exception for multiemployer plan participants to the requirements for automatic enrollment.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Multiemployer Plan Relief Act .
2.
Exception to requirements related to automatic enrollment
(a)
In general
Section 414A(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)
in the heading, by striking
governmental and church plans and inserting
governmental, church plans, and multiemployer plans , and
(2)
by striking 414(d)) or any church plan (within the meaning of section 414(e)) and inserting 414(d)), any church plan (within the meaning of section 414(e)), or any multiemployer plan (within the meaning of section 414(f)) .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-12
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an exception for multiemployer plan participants to the requirements for automatic enrollment.

Sponsors

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) sponsors S. 3615, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3615 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Jan 12, 2026 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3615 has taken 2 actions since Jan 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 12, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3615 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3615 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an exception for multiemployer plan participants to the requirements for automatic enrollment. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Multiemployer Plan Relief Act — Display Title
  • Multiemployer Plan Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 3615 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Immigration, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7Labor UnionWisconsin16$65K
HEALTH&PENSIONWORKSAdvocacy CoalitionMinnesota13$36.2K
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESMaryland12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESINTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES2026 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESINTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES2026 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
HEALTH&PENSIONWORKSPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$15.6K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2026 second_quarter$13K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2026 first_quarter$13K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$13K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 third_quarter$13K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 second_quarter$13K2nd Quarter - Report
HEALTH&PENSIONWORKSPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2026 first_quarter$10.3K1st Quarter - Report
HEALTH&PENSIONWORKSPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2026 second_quarter$10.3K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 7PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 second_quarterRegistration

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3615 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3615’s is Taxation.

s3615/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com