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HR 876 106th Congress House Taxation College costs Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Education Educational finance Families Finance and Financial Sector Grandparents Health Health insurance Higher education Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Income Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Individual retirement accounts Insurance premiums

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants in pension plans, and to allow penalty-free distributions from individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans for certain purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 2, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E314)
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the: (1) maximum deduction for individual retirement account contributions; and (2) income amount at which phase-out of that deduction begins. Exempts certain retirement account distributions (first homes, higher education expenses, unemployment, and medical) from the early distribution penalty.

What's happening now March 2, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E314)

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