Congress Recently Passed the Biggest Retirement Bill in More Than a Decade. Here's What You Need to Know by Elizabeth O'Brien The Senate on Thursday passed the most sweeping retirement bill since the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The SECURE Act, whose progressed had stalled until lawmakers tacked it onto a spending bill, aims to make saving easier. The House already passed the legislation, and President Donald Trump was expected to sign the bill into law by Friday.