Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) tax incentives for retirement savings plans play an important role in encouraging employers and employees to participate in such plans, (2) existing incentives have increased the number of Americans covered by a retirement plan, and (3) a reformed and simplified tax code should include incentives to maintain and contribute to such plans and to strengthen retirement security for all Americans.
Cosponsors 120
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2012 to Aug 1, 2012; 106 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | May 16, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | May 31, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Aug 1, 2012 |
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 16, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2012Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 62 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement. | Related bill | Dec 6, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
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