Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives

The Georgetown University Center for Retirement Initiatives will host its Annual State-Facilitated Retirement Savings Program Network (SRSPN) Conference on January 26-28, 2026, at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. We are delighted to announce this year’s 2026 Distinguished State Leader Award recipients: The Honorable James Diossa, Treasurer of Rhode Island, and The Honorable Christopher Curtis, Treasurer of New York. Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support for this annual conference.

Private Market Assets in DC Plans – CRI Reports

Hot Topics Webinars – Watch Replays

Highlights

View All State Program Performance Data – $2.69 Billion in all programs and $2.63 billion in the Auto-IRA Programs as of November 30, 2025

Who Lacks Access in Your State?

Welcome Dr. Hector Ortiz, New Non-Resident Scholar

Rep. Neal Reintroduces Automatic IRA Act of 2025

Blog Post: How Retirement-Ready is Your State?

Podcast – From Birth to Wealth: Understanding Trump Accounts

Latest from the CRI

NEW – Working Paper: Inequitable Access to Employer-Sponsored Benefits, Financial Stability, and Employee Turnover

Working Paper: Playing Catch-up with Health Savings

Working Paper: How Do Tax Incentives Influence Employer Decisions to Offer Retirement Benefits?

Working Paper: State Auto-IRA Policies and Firm Behavior: Lessons from Administrative Tax Data

2025 State Program & Legislative Activity Map

Click on the map to view program information quick links (red shaded states)
Login to view detailed 2025 state legislative activity updates (green states)

Auto-IRA programs

Other programs

☆ denotes program active

Pending legislative proposals

Recent state efforts

No recent state efforts

State Program Action Updates

Upcoming board meetings:

MN: 1/13/26; HI: 1/20/26; NV: 1/21/26;
WA: 2/10/26; DE: 3/3/2026; MA: 3/10/26;
NJ: 3/13/26; CT: 3/20/26; MD: 3/23/26

Recent program action:

Effective January 1, 2026, DE EARNS is transitioning to being administered by the Delaware Plans Management Board. For more information visit the State Treasurer’s website.
On December 2, 2025, the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program entered a partnership with the Colorado Secure Savings Program, becoming the sixth state to join the Partnership for a Dignified Retirement. Read the announcement.
At its November 20, 2025 meeting, the CalSavers Retirement Savings Board approved new contracts with incumbent Ascensus to provide program administrative services and incumbent State Street to provide investment management services.
On November 13, 2025, the WA Saves Program released an RFP via the Department of Financial Institutions for an investment consultant. Bids are due by January 11, 2026.
As of November 30, 2025, 16 of the 20 state programs (14 auto-IRA – CA, CO, CT, DE, IL, MD, ME, NV, NJ, NY, OR, RI, VA, VT) and 2 others – MA (MEP) and WA (Marketplace) are open to all eligible employers. View state activity page for updates.
As of November 30, 2025, state auto-IRA programs report $2.63 of the $2.69 billion in assets administered across all state programs and more than 1.13 million funded accounts.

View All State Updates →

Federal Proposals

119th Congress, 1st session

→ See more from the 119th Congress, 1st Session and previous sessions

International Programs

Social Security Administration’s International Updates

OECD Pensions Outlook 2024

Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2025

OECD Pensions at a Glance 2025

→ View international reports and country updates (login may be required)

CRI in the News

Rep. Neal reintroduces bill requiring employers auto-enroll workers in IRAs or 401(k)-type plans (Pensions & Investments, December 16, 2025)

Target-Date Funds Get Lifetime-Income Makeover (TheStreet Pro, December 5, 2025)

Minnesota Secure Choice to Launch in January 2026 (PlanSponsor, December 5, 2025)

Trump wants to make the U.S. retirement system more like Australia’s. Experts say it won’t be easy. (Pensions & Investments, December 5, 2025)

Zero is not the Answer (Pensions & Investments, December 1, 2025)

I Asked ChatGPT To Predict What Retirement Will Look Like in 2025: Here’s What You Should Prepare For (GOBankingRates, November 28, 2025)

Philadelphia is Poised to Launch a Retirement Savings Program for Workers Without 401(k)s (CPA Practice Advisor, November 25, 2025)

→ See more coverage of CRI or submit a media inquiry.

How to Support CRI

Make a Gift

The Center for Retirement Initiatives is a 100% self-funded, independent think tank. Your generous donation will help us to ensure that we have the resources to continue and achieve our important mission goals. Learn more.

Become a Supporter

Access exclusive CRI research, data and information available to CRI Superstars, including our State Resource Center and the latest updates on state, federal and international legislative and policy reforms. Learn more.

Spread the Word

Help the Center for Retirement Initiatives promote our objectives by following us on social media, sharing our website and research with others, and joining our email list to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings. Learn more.