Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
This bill simplifies filing requirements for employer-sponsored retirement plans. It extends the deadline for submitting Form 5500 (the annual report for retirement plans) from 210 days or 6 months after the plan year end to 15 days after the end of the 9th calendar month following the plan year. It also allows electronic signatures for these filings and requires agencies to update regulations to reflect these changes. The bill directly affects employers and plan administrators who manage retirement plans under federal law, reducing administrative burdens and modernizing the filing process.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action May 21, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
1
May 21, 2026
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 12.
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Glenn Grothman
RRepublican
Co
Abraham J. Hamadeh
RRepublican
Co
David Rouzer
RRepublican
Co
Donald Norcross
DDemocratic
Co
James C. Moylan
RRepublican
Co
Joe Wilson
RRepublican
Co
John W. Rose
RRepublican
Co
Mark B. Messmer
RRepublican
Co
Mark Harris
RRepublican
Co
Michael A. Rulli
RRepublican
Co
Randy Fine
RRepublican
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