United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7278 (110th)
Retirement Fairness and Emergency Relief Act of 2008
Introduced
19 November 2008
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Retirement Fairness and Emergency Relief Act of 2008 - Suspends for calendar 2008 and 2009 the beginning date for required distributions from certain individual retirement (IRA) plans. Waives the 10% additional tax (penalty) under the Internal Revenue Code for early distributions from qualified retirement plans in the case of a qualified financial hardship distribution to an individual during calendar 2008-2009 of up to $15,000 per taxable year, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (including a qualified foreclosure distribution).
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 November 2008
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 November 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 November 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7278
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/7278