U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB2869: EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Status: In committee, February 10, 2026
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security Administration make an annual report to Congress on investigations.
What the bill says
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security Administration make an annual report to Congress on investigations.
From the committee substitute text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security Administration make an annual report to Congress on investigations. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Benefit Security Administration Investigations Transparency Act or the EBSA Investigations Transparency Act . SECTION 2. Annual report on investigations Section 504 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1134 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Report on investigations (1) In general Not later than December 31 of each year following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of cases in enforcement status, including investigations that are active, or in relation to which the Secretary asserted investigative authority or engaged in targeted compliance monitoring, under subsection (a), during the preceding fiscal year. (2) Contents (A) In general The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following information in relation to each investigation conducted under subsection (a): (i) The regional or district office, or any other office, of the Employee Benefit Security Administration that opened the investigation. (ii) The date the investigation was opened. (iii) The date on which the Secretary first requested documents from the target of the investigation. …
Sponsors
- Lisa McClain (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005)
- Burgess Owens (R, 4)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-491.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions, Labor and Employment, Government studies and investigations, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB2869?
- HB2869 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): EBSA Investigations Transparency Act.
- What does HB2869 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that the Employee Benefit Security Administration make an annual report to Congress on investigations.
- What is the status of HB2869?
- In committee as of February 10, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418. (February 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2869?
- Lisa McClain (R, HD-009), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2869?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2869
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