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HR 1476 113th Congress House Taxation Adoption and foster care Disability and paralysis Employee benefits and pensions Income tax exclusion

Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013

Introduced: April 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free withdrawals, up to $10,000, from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) if used to pay adoption expenses, and unlimited withdrawals for expenses related to the adoption of a special needs child.

What's happening now April 10, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 9, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· Apr 11, 2013
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 10, 2013
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 10, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1476: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1476/
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"H.R. 1476: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1476/.
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H.R. 1476, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1476/.
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