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HR 2637 111th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and to extend the waiver of required minimum distribution…

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and to extend the w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and to extend the waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts through 2010.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax deferral
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May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action May 21, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the suspension of minimum distribution requirements for retirement plans; and (2) increase from 70 1/2 to 75 the age at which retirement plan beneficiaries must begin taking taxable distributions from their plans.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 424 Related bill Protecting Senior's Nest Egg Act of 2009
  • HR 3920 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a waiver of minimum required distribution rules applicable to…
  • HR 4421 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain reti…
  • S 157 Related bill Retirement Account Distribution Improvement Act of 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2637: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and to extend the waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts through 2010.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2637/
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"H.R. 2637: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and to extend the waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts through 2010.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2637/.
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H.R. 2637, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2637/.
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[H.R. 2637: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and to extend the waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts through 2010.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2637/)
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