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Federal rules on pensions: 80 since January 2024

49 final rules and 31 proposed rules since January 24, 2024, 21 of them marked significant. Most come from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (17), Veterans Affairs Department (17), Employee Benefits Security Administration (13), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (13).

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DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-21019
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleOct 14
Transparency in Coverage
2026-20447 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleOct 6
Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations; Correction
2026-17622 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleAug 28
Backup Withholding on Third Party Network Transactions
2026-16269
Internal Revenue ServiceFinal ruleAug 10
Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA
2026-14917 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleJul 23
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-13124
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJun 30
Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees
2026-12581
Personnel Management OfficeFinal ruleJun 23
Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance
2026-12100
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationProposed ruleJun 16
Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations
2026-11140 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleJun 4
Excepted Fertility Benefits
2026-09479
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleMay 13
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-07959 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleApr 23
Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting With Respect to Certain Payees; Extension and Modification of Limitation on Wagering Losses
2026-07519
Internal Revenue ServiceProposed ruleApr 17
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-06556
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleApr 3
Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives
2026-06178
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleMar 31
Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur
2026-05492 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleMar 20
Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-03962 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleFeb 27
Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors
2026-03723 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleFeb 25
Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication
2026-03068
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 17
Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees' Retirement System: Secondary Position Definitions
2026-02233 · significant
Personnel Management OfficeProposed ruleFeb 4
Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure
2026-01907 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleJan 30
Providing a Minimum Evaluation for Bradycardia
2026-01875
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleJan 30
Clarification of VA's Processing of Survivors Benefits Claims
2026-01188
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 22
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-00909
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJan 20
Roth In-Plan Conversions
2026-00765
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleJan 15
Backup Withholding on Third Party Network Transactions
2026-00254
Internal Revenue ServiceProposed ruleJan 9
Apportionments
2026-00237
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 9
Transparency in Coverage
2025-23693 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleDec 23, 2025
Curing Missed Loan Payments
2025-23253
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleDec 18, 2025
Extending Deadline for Debtor To Request a Waiver
2025-21242 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleNov 26, 2025
Roth In-Plan Conversions
2025-19538
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleOct 15, 2025
Eliminating the Requirement for Laparoscopy To Establish Service Connection for Endometriosis
2025-19229
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleOct 1, 2025
Objective Evidence of Pain for Painful Scars Under DC 7804
2025-18829
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleSep 29, 2025
Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements; Correction
2025-18752
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleSep 26, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2025-18461
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleSep 24, 2025
Continuing Professional Education Requirements of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
2025-15777
Joint Board for Enrollment of ActuariesFinal ruleAug 19, 2025
Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements
2025-15610
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleAug 15, 2025
Procedures for Applying Payments to Principal and Interest Upon Loan Reamortization
2025-12698
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleJul 9, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2025-12319
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJul 2, 2025
Removal of Definition of “Plan Assets”-Insurance Company General Accounts
2025-11650
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Selection of Annuity Providers-Safe Harbor for Individual Account Plans
2025-11615
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Removal of Interpretive Bulletins Relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
2025-11613
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Method of Correcting Errors Involving Retired Lifecycle Funds
2025-11471
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleJun 23, 2025
Curing Missed Loan Payments
2025-08221
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleMay 12, 2025
Method of Correcting Errors Involving Retired Lifecycle Funds
2025-07977
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleMay 8, 2025
Procedures for Applying Payments to Principal and Interest Upon Loan Reamortization
2025-06684
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleApr 18, 2025
Breakage on Late Contributions, Makeup Contributions, and Loan Payments
2025-06407
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleApr 16, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2025-05531
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleApr 3, 2025
Methodology for Calculating Earnings on Court-Ordered Payments
2025-04913
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleMar 24, 2025
Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements
2025-00726
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationProposed ruleJan 21, 2025
Presumptive Service Connection for Leukemias, Multiple Myelomas, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Myelofibrosis Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
2024-31776 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
Presumptive Service Connection for Bladder, Ureter, and Related Genitourinary Cancers Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
2024-31220
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 2, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-30459
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleDec 23, 2024
Breakage on Late Contributions, Makeup Contributions, and Loan Payments
2024-29827
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleDec 18, 2024
Methodology for Calculating Earnings on Court-Ordered Payments
2024-27484
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleNov 26, 2024
Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
2024-25665
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleNov 12, 2024
Extending Deadline for Debtor To Request a Waiver
2024-25965 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleNov 8, 2024
Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
2024-24675
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleOct 28, 2024
Withholding on Certain Distributions Under Section 3405(a) and (b)
2024-24224
Internal Revenue ServiceFinal ruleOct 21, 2024
VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Based on Toxic Exposure
2024-21852
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleOct 1, 2024
Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
2024-20612
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleSep 23, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-21359
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleSep 19, 2024
Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Ear, Nose, Throat, and Audiology Disabilities; Special Provisions Regarding Evaluation of Respiratory Conditions; Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Respiratory System
2024-20542 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleSep 12, 2024
Required Minimum Distributions
2024-14542
Internal Revenue ServiceFinal ruleJul 19, 2024
Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions
2024-14004 · significant
Internal Revenue ServiceFinal ruleJul 9, 2024
Recapture of Interest on Excess Credits Under the Families First Act, CARES Act, and ARP
2024-14167
Internal Revenue ServiceProposed ruleJul 2, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-14401
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJul 1, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-13047
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJun 14, 2024
Valuation Assumptions and Methods
2024-11819
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJun 6, 2024
Abandoned Plan Regulations
2024-09029 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleMay 17, 2024
Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans
2024-08985 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Update and Clarify Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge
2024-09012
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleApr 26, 2024
Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary
2024-08065
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleApr 25, 2024
Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage
2024-06551 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Digestive System
2024-05138
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleMar 20, 2024
Removal of 30-Calendar-Day Waiting Period Between Withdrawals
2024-05346
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleMar 14, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-05249
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleMar 13, 2024
Clarification of VA's Processing of Survivors Benefits Claims
2024-04895
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleMar 11, 2024
Updating VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Related to Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents
2024-02590
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleFeb 12, 2024
Automatic Portability Transaction Regulations
2024-01208 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleJan 29, 2024
Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications
2024-00586 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJan 24, 2024

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