He will keep advancing his automatic IRA bill legislatively to protect and expand retirement savings opportunities for workers.

Richard E. Neal · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 92%

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Neal said "the most serious path forward" is his automatic IRA bill and argued that "advancing it legislatively ensures lasting help."

In the lookback window, Neal publicly reaffirmed support for advancing the automatic IRA proposal through legislation, but this was a statement rather than a legislative action.

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Neal Statement on Expanding Retirement Savings Through Auto IRA Legislation | Congressman Richard Neal
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 6722 was introduced by Rep. Neal on 2025-12-15 and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, with the latest action still the referral date.

The bill exists and was formally introduced, but Congress.gov shows no committee or floor movement beyond referral, so there is no evidence of further legislative advancement in the lookback period.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Information - H.R.6722 - Automatic IRA Act of 2025
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 6722, the Automatic IRA Act of 2025, as sponsored by Rep. Richard E. Neal and introduced on December 15, 2025. The page shows referral to House Ways and Means as the latest action, with the bill still at the Introduced stage and no House passage, Senate passage, presidential action, or law status.

Neal took concrete legislative action in the same congressional term by introducing the Automatic IRA Act, but the official bill tracker shows it had not advanced beyond introduction and committee referral.

partial same_term A for effort

All Information - H.R.6722 - Automatic IRA Act of 2025
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The introduced bill text says Neal introduced H.R. 6722 to amend the Internal Revenue Code to create rules for automatic contribution retirement plans and automatic IRA arrangements. It includes automatic IRA arrangements, eligibility rules, payroll-deduction contributions, employer facilitation requirements, and a small-employer automatic IRA credit.

The substance of Neal's bill matches the promise to protect and expand retirement savings opportunities through automatic IRAs, but the text is only the introduced version rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.6722 - Automatic IRA Act of 2025
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The House Ways and Means Democrats release states that Ranking Member Richard Neal reintroduced the Automatic IRA Act on December 15, 2025, describing it as legislation to expand retirement coverage for employees, gig workers, and independent contractors. The release says it would generally require larger employers without retirement plans to automatically enroll employees in IRAs or other automatic contribution plans and provide a small-employer tax credit.

An official committee release confirms Neal's same-term reintroduction and frames the bill as expanding retirement savings coverage, supporting effort and partial progress rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Neal Reintroduces Automatic IRA Bill
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The committee summary says the Automatic IRA Act of 2025 would expand retirement coverage for employees, gig workers, and independent contractors, build on state automatic IRA programs, require many employers without retirement plans to auto-enroll workers, and create a new small-employer automatic IRA tax credit.

The official summary reinforces that the bill targets the promised policy outcome, but it describes proposed legislation, not an enacted retirement-savings expansion.

partial same_term A for effort

The Automatic IRA Act of 2025 Summary
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Neal's House office posted a statement on April 30, 2026 saying that Congress should lead on retirement savings policy and identifying his automatic IRA bill as the serious legislative path to protect and expand savings opportunities for workers.

The statement shows Neal continued to publicly press for legislative action on automatic IRAs during the same term, but a statement alone did not enact or move the bill procedurally.

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Neal Statement on Expanding Retirement Savings Through Auto IRA Legislation | Congressman Richard Neal
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Neal took same-term legislative action by sponsoring and introducing H.R. 6722, the Automatic IRA Act of 2025, and publicly continued to press for the bill. The bill's substance matches the promised automatic IRA retirement-savings policy. However, it remains only introduced and referred to House Ways and Means, with no committee passage, floor passage, Senate action, presidential action, or enacted policy expansion. That supports partial credit for concrete advancement, not full delivery.

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partial same_term A for effort

Neal materially advanced the automatic IRA proposal by introducing H.R. 6722 in the 119th Congress and continuing to publicly press for legislative action during the same federal term. However, the evidence shows the bill only reached committee referral and did not pass or otherwise produce the promised retirement-savings expansion. This supports partial credit with an effort badge, not full delivery.

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