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S 1600 105th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Annuities Pension funds Tax-deferred compensation plans Taxation Wages

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case of multiemployer plans the section 415 limit on benefits to the participant's average compensation for his high 3 years.

Introduced: February 3, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 3, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S322)
Feb 3, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt multiemployer pension plans from provisions which limit pension benefits to a participant's average compensation for the participant's three highest consecutive years of compensation.

What's happening now February 3, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1320 Identical bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case of multiemployer plans the section 415 limit on benefit…
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 24, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1600: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case of multiemployer plans the section 415 limit on benefits to the participant's average compensation for his high 3 years.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1600/
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"S. 1600: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case of multiemployer plans the section 415 limit on benefits to the participant's average compensation for his high 3 years.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1600/.
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S. 1600, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1600/.
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