H.R. 1377 · 105th Congress · enacted
Savings are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-92.
Latest official action 1997-11-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Labor to maintain an ongoing program of outreach to the public to promote effectively retirement income savings by workers, through: (1) public service announcements; (2) public meetings; (3) educational materials; and (4) a permanent site on the Internet. Includes among the information to be disseminated through such program: (1) a description of the common types of retirement income savings arrangements available to both individuals and employers, including small businesses; (2) a means for individuals to calculate their estimated retirement savings needs; and (3) an explanation for employers of how to establish and maintain different retirement savings arrangements for their workers. Directs the President to convene a National Summit on Retirement Savings, no later than June 1, 1998, and again in September 2001 and September 2005. Authorizes appropriations.
Congressional Research Service · 1997-04-17
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maxine Waters
House · CA District 43 · Democratic
$428,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
35 of 35 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$15,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$15,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$11,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$11,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SECURITY PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING AMERICAN VALUES EVERYWHERE PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE$10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDIRIGO PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICA$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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