Labor Department Clarifies Trump Account Link to Employee Pension Plan

President Donald Trump speaks during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Contributions made to an employee’s Trump Account will generally not be subject to federal pension plan regulations, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in a June 18 statement.

The DOL’s recent clarification concerns whether an employer’s contributions to an employee’s Trump Account are subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).