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HR 7277 110th Congress House

Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008

Official title: To suspend the beginning date for required distributions from certain retirement plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 9, 2008 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax deferral
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Nov 19, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 19, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008 - Suspends for calendar 2008 and 2009 the beginning date for required distributions from certain individual retirement (IRA) plans.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7278 Related bill Retirement Fairness and Emergency Relief Act of 2008
  • HR 7279 Related bill Seniors' Investment Security Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 10, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 9, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 9, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 9, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 20, 2008
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 20, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7277: Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7277/
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"H.R. 7277: Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7277/.
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H.R. 7277, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7277/.
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