Washington Legislative Update

Opening Breakfast Session: Getting Things Done

Members of the International Foundation’s Government Liaison Committee will kick off the conference, sharing perspectives on:

• How the legislative process has changed
• Governing with a small majority
• How budget and reconciliation work
• How the regulatory process is changing
• Tax policy
• Bipartisan agreement opportunities
• How employee benefits will be impacted.

U.S. Health Policy

This session will focus on how the new administration and Congress are approaching health policy. Topics include:

• What is on the table
• Who the players are and how policy will be shaped
• The role of legislation
• What agencies can do
• What compliance looks like
• Legislative and regulatory agenda
• How this impacts the employee benefits industry
• The role of taxes.

U.S. Retirement Policy

This session will focus on how the new administration and Congress will affect retirement policy. Topics inclue:

• What is on the table
• Who the players are and how policy will be shaped
• The role of legislation
• What agencies can do
• What compliance looks like
• Legislative and regulatory agenda
• How this impacts the employee benefits industry
• The role of taxes.

Lunch Session: Public Service Award Presentation

Gordon Hartogensis, former director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, will be honored with the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans’ 2025 Public Service Award.

Multiemployer Challenges and Opportunities

Join your peers to discuss the unique issues of the day. Topics may include:

• SFA—Status and future
• Mental health final rule
• SECURE Act 2.0 and 3.0 questions (technical corrections)
• PBMs and ERISA preemption
• Withdrawal liability rule
• Tax provisions, extending cuts and the search for revenue.

Public Sector Challenges and Opportunities

Join your peers to discuss the unique issues of the day. Topics may include:

• Investment issues—China, ESG and DEI, proxy voting, private equity scrutiny
• Social Security—Administrative and political implications of GPO/WEP repeal; Mandatory coverage or reform
• Revenue raisers affecting public plans, SECURE 3.0
• Governance and oversight at the state level
• Calls for federal scrutiny and intervention.

Single Employer Challenges and Opportunities

Join your peers to discuss the unique issues of the day. Topics may include:

• Telehealth Extension Act
• Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
• Dialysis legislation
• No Surprises Act
• Retirement—SECURE 3.0
• Fiduciary rule.

Breakfast Session: The Political Landscape in 2025 and Beyond

David Wasserman, senior editor and elections analyst for The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter; and NBC contributor, will share insights on the political landscape with an eye towards the future.

Policies on Family-Supporting Benefits

This session will consider the legislative and regulatory climate for family-supporting benefits, including:

• IVF
• Reproductive health care
• Paid leave (state and federal initiatives); Bipartisan paid leave task force
• FMLA.

Investment-Related Regulation and Legislation

This session will consider the legislative and regulatory climate in the world of investments:

• ESG
• China investments
• Legal issues
• Fiduciary rule.

Hot Topics in Benefits

The discussion will be focused on the hottest topics in benefits, which may include:

• Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
• Negotiating Rx pricing
• Telehealth
• Site-neutral payment reform
• Litigation on PBMs
• ESG.

Cybersecurity

• DOL guidance
• Legislative activity
• Proposed rule to modify HIPAA Security Rule to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information
• Unique issues for pensions and health plans.

Lunch Session: Economic Discussion

We are four months into the new administration and Congress—Where are we and where are we going? This luncheon session will provide insights on economic indicators and the impact of evolving policy.

Labor and Employment Law Update

There has been a lot of action on the labor and employment law front. This session will focus on:

• NLRB activity
• Overtime and other FLSA issues
• Noncompete clauses
• Classification
• Other hot issues.