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HR 1279 101th Congress House Taxation Accounting Annuities Civil Service pensions Federal employees Income tax Local officials and employees Retirement income State officials and employees Tax exclusion Tax-deferred compensation plans

Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1989

Introduced: March 7, 1989 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 7, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 7, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1989 - Repeals provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 that eliminated the three-year basis recovery rule in computing the amount of an employee's retirement benefits includable in gross income.

Repeals Internal Revenue Code provisions that require the inclusion in income of certain distributions received before an annuity starting date.

What's happening now March 7, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 10, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1279: Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1279/
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"H.R. 1279: Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1279/.
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H.R. 1279, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1279/.
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