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House vote: H.R. 2988 // January 15, 2026

Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act

Sponsor: Rick Allen (R-GA)

This bill modifies the requirements for fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans. , factors that a fiduciary prudently determines are expected to have a material effect on the risk or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with the plan's policies and objectives). The bill allows nonpecuniary factors to be considered in certain situations, such as when selecting investment options for certain participant-directed retirement plans or if the fiduciary is unable to distinguish between investment alternatives on the basis of pecuniary factors alone.

Labor and Employment Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

213 votes, representing 132,221,370 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

205 votes, representing 123,799,373 people46.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21349.6%
NayLost20546.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%