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HR 1607 109th Congress House

Public Good IRA Rollover Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation AnnuitiesCharitable contributionsIncome taxIndividual retirement accounts
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Labor and EmploymentLawTax deductionsTax exclusionTrusts and trustees
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 13, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E644)
Apr 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Good IRA Rollover Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1366 Identical bill Public Good IRA Rollover Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
Bean, Melissa
· Nov 1, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Sep 8, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Sep 8, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Sep 8, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Jun 21, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 18, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 11, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1607: Public Good IRA Rollover Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1607/
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"H.R. 1607: Public Good IRA Rollover Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1607/.
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H.R. 1607, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1607/.
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