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HR 518 108th Congress House

Retirement Account Portability Improvement Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase portability among retirement plans.

Introduced: January 31, 2003 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment AnnuitiesCivil service retirementDefined benefit pension plansDefined contribution plans
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan 31, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 31, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E118)
Jan 31, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Retirement Account Portability Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase portability among retirement plans by, among other things: (1) increasing rollover opportunities; (2) providing for faster vesting of employer nonelective contributions; and (3) elimination of the higher penalty on certain SIMPLE distributions.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 518: Retirement Account Portability Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-518/
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"H.R. 518: Retirement Account Portability Improvement Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-518/.
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H.R. 518, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-518/.
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