HR 6377 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Retirement Protection Act

Introduced Mar 23, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Jennifer Wexton D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 23, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 23, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Retirement Protection Act

This bill permits a waiver in 2020 of required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans and accounts, including defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2020 to Mar 25, 2020; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 23, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-TNJim CooperOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMar 25, 2020
D-TXColin Z. AllredMar 25, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneMar 25, 2020
D-VAElaine G. LuriaMar 25, 2020
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Mar 25, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 25, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 23, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 23, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 57, March 23, 2020, page H1718.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 748CARES ActRelated billJul 23, 2020
S 3527A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020.Related billMar 18, 2020
HR 6335To waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020.Related billMar 23, 2020
HR 6379Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020Related billMar 23, 2020

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 provide for a temporary waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Retirement Protection Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House

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