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HR 4279 112th Congress House Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Sales and excise taxes Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veteran Self Relief Act of 2012

Introduced: March 28, 2012 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 28, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Self Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an unemployed veteran to withdraw amounts from an individual retirement account (IRA) or thrift savings account without incurring the 10% penalty for premature distributions from pension plans if such veteran has received unemployment compensation for 12 consecutive weeks during a 1-year uninterrupted period of unemployment beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty.

What's happening now March 28, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2012
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Apr 27, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 28, 2012
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 28, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4279: Veteran Self Relief Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4279/
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"H.R. 4279: Veteran Self Relief Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4279/.
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H.R. 4279, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4279/.
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