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Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1995

Introduced: April 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 1995
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $2,000 to $3,000 the maximum deduction allowed to individuals for contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Increases the income phaseout limits on the deduction for active participants in employer-maintained pension plans. Provides an inflation adjustment for deductible amounts and the phaseout limits beginning after 1995. Allows the full IRA deduction to a spouse who had less than $1,000 of compensation and who has a child under the age of six who is the taxpayer's dependent.

Allows distributions from qualified retirement plans without penalty to: (1) pay higher education expenses or business start-up expenditures; (2) pay for certain medical expenses; (3) assist certain unemployed individuals; and (4) purchase first homes.

Imposes a minimum tax on certain foreign-owned and foreign corporations.

What's happening now April 4, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 11, 1995
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 4, 1995
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 4, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1389: Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1389/
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"H.R. 1389: Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1389/.
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