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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 28, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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