ADOPTED

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to reject resolutions that would block U.S. Department of Labor rules allowing states and cities to create automatic-enrollment, payroll-deduction retirement savings programs. The resolution says blocking the rules would limit efforts by states and cities to help workers save for retirement, including workers whose employers do not offer a retirement plan.

Urging the U.S. Senate to vote no on the resolutions of disapproval that will block U.S. Department of Labor rules governing automatic-enrollment, payroll-deduction programs for states and cities, thus preventing these entities from helping millions of people save for retirement.