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Senate bill · S. 4953 (119th Congress)

Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Jul 13, 2026

Sponsor: Jim Banks (U.S. Senator for Indiana, Republican)

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Summary

Would change the ERISA deadline for employee benefit plan administrators to file the annual Form 5500, replacing the current 210-days-after-plan-year-end rule with a deadline 15 days after the end of the ninth calendar month following the plan year.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate

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Full history

  1. Jul 13, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Jul 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  3. Jul 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  4. Jul 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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