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HR 4158 115th Congress House

Retirement Plan Modernization Act

Official title: To increase the amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute without consent.

Introduced: May 16, 2018 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsInflation and prices
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Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 26, 2017
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 Latest action October 26, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement Plan Modernization Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to increase from $5,000 to $7,600 the amount of accrued benefits in a pension plan that may be immediately distributed without the consent of the participant. The bill also requires the increased limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2018.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 16, 2018
Roskam, Peter
· Jan 29, 2018
Sablan, Gregorio
· Oct 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4158: Retirement Plan Modernization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4158/
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"H.R. 4158: Retirement Plan Modernization Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4158/.
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H.R. 4158, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4158/.
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[H.R. 4158: Retirement Plan Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4158/)
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