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HR 1576 112th Congress House

Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses.

Introduced: May 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Adoption and foster careDisability and paralysisEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusion
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Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 15, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans if used to pay adoption expenses, including an enhanced allowance for expenses related to the adoption of a special needs child.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jan 31, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Sep 7, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 4, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 15, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 15, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1576: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1576/
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"H.R. 1576: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1576/.
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H.R. 1576, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1576/.
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