US Congress Senate Bill 1019 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. For each pay period, the employer must transfer to the account an amount equal to the percentage of the employee's compensation or a fixed amount, as determined by the employer. Employees may elect to adjust, stop, or pause their contributions. The balance in an account may not exceed $10,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) and must be made readily available to the employee at any time.

Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019

Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]

Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1019/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1019/BILLS-116s1019is.pdf