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 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2004Discharged Jul 15, 2004 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 15, 2004Received in the House.
- Jul 15, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 15, 2004Held at the desk.
- Jul 15, 2004Senate requests the return of papers with respect to S. 2589.
- Jul 14, 2004Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8140)
- Jul 14, 2004Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8140)
- Jul 14, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8268 | William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 15, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8140 | William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 14, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to clarify the status of certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans.
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
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in Senate
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