HR 676 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Education IRA Plus Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 14, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Tom Latham R-IA

Latest action · Aug 13, 2001 See H.R.1836.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Education IRA Plus Act of 2001 - Amends the education individual retirement account provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the contribution limit from $500 to: (1) $1,000 beginning in taxable year 2002; (2) $1,500 beginning in taxable year 2003; and (3) $2,000 beginning in taxable year 2004.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to May 25, 2001; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-KY	Anne M. Northup	Original	Feb 14, 2001
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-AL	Bob Riley	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-KY	Ed Whitfield	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-KS	Jim Ryun	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-IN	John N. Hostettler	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-TX	Kay Granger	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-MD	Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Feb 14, 2001
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		Mar 13, 2001
D-VA	Rick Boucher		Mar 13, 2001
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter		Mar 15, 2001
R-CA	Doug Ose		Mar 28, 2001
R-CT	Christopher Shays		May 3, 2001
R-IA	James A. Leach		May 3, 2001
R-IA	Jim Nussle		May 3, 2001
R-CT	Rob Simmons		May 3, 2001
R-KY	Harold Rogers		May 25, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Feb 14, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 13, 2001See H.R.1836.
Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1836	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001	Procedurally related	Jun 7, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum amount allowable as an annual contributions to education individual retirement accounts from $500 to $2,000, phased in over 3 years.
Short Titles as Introduced: Education IRA Plus Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House

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