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Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1423-1424)
Feb 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1423)
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2007.

What's happening now February 15, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1423-1424)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 819 Related bill Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005
  • HR 3912 Related bill Flexible Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 7, 2006
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 5, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 381: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-381/
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