A bill to clarify the status of certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2004 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2004
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Sets forth rules regarding the status of certain retirement plans maintained by specified types of ecumenical organizations as church plans under the Internal Revenue Code.
Exempts certain of such plans from prohibitions, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, against commingling specified assets for investment purposes.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 15, 2004Held at the desk.
- Jul 15, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 15, 2004Received in the House.
- Jul 15, 2004Senate requests the return of papers with respect to S. 2589.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Churches
- Clergy
- Defined contribution plans
- Ecumenical movement
- Government Operations and Politics
- Income tax
- Labor and Employment
- Military personnel
- Pension funds
- Religion
- State laws
- Tax-deferred compensation plans
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Taxation
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