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H.R. 3899 112th Congress House

To provide for rollover treatment to traditional IRAs of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy.

Introduced: February 3, 2012 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Aviation and airportsBankruptcyEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax exclusionTransportation employees
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action February 3, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Allows a current or former employee of a commercial passenger airline who receives a payment of any money or other property payable by an airline pursuant to a court order filed in a bankruptcy case after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2007 (airline payment amount), to: (1) make a tax-free rollover of such amount to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) within 180 days of receipt (or within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, if later); and (2) transfer, without tax penalty, an airline payment amount contributed to a Roth IRA to a traditional IRA if such transfer is made within 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Excludes from the gross income of an airline employee amounts transferred to a traditional IRA under this Act. Imposes a limit on the aggregate amount transferrable to a traditional IRA.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3899: To provide for rollover treatment to traditional IRAs of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3899/
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