On Feb. 4, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced the Retail Investor Protection Act, companion legislation to Rep. Ann Wagner's bill, to stop the Department of Labor from moving forward on its rule to change the definition of fiduciary on retirement advice.
The bill was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
The DOL's "proposed regulation on retirement account investments will increase costs, reduce access to advice and services, limit options and lead to lower retirement savings for millions of Americans," Blunt said in introducing the bill.
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