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HR 12 107th Congress House

IRA Fairness Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts.

Introduced: January 30, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)
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Individual retirement accountsLabor and EmploymentPersonal income taxTax deductions
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
IRA Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the annual limitation on deductible individual retirement account contributions to $5000.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 8 Republican 8
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 10, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 1, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 6, 2001
DeMint, James
· Mar 6, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 6, 2001
Burr, Richard
· Feb 28, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 28, 2001
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Feb 14, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 14, 2001
Toomey, Patrick
· Feb 14, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 6, 2001
TAUZIN, W.
· Feb 6, 2001
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 6, 2001
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jan 30, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 30, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 30, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 30, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 30, 2001
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jan 30, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 30, 2001
LUCAS, KEN
· Jan 30, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 30, 2001
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jan 30, 2001
OSE, DOUG
· Jan 30, 2001
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Jan 30, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 12: IRA Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-12/
MLA
"H.R. 12: IRA Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-12/.
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H.R. 12, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-12/.
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[H.R. 12: IRA Fairness Act of 2001](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-12/)
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