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HR 1142 103th Congress House

Farmer Retirement Security Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit farmers to rollover into an individual retirement account the proceeds from the sale of a farm.

Introduced: April 7, 1993 See on congress.gov
Taxation Capital gains taxFarmersFarmsIncome tax
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Individual retirement accountsTax exclusionTax-deferred compensation plans
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) 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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Feb 25, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmer Retirement Security Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farm property to the extent that the proceeds are paid into an individual retirement account. Establishes limitations on such rollover amounts per individual and per family. Denies an itemized deduction for such rollover amounts and exempts such amounts from limitations on contributions to individual retirement accounts.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 5, 1993
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 7, 1993
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 11, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1142: Farmer Retirement Security Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1142/
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"H.R. 1142: Farmer Retirement Security Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1142/.
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H.R. 1142, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1142/.
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