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H.R. 766 116th Congress House

To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown.

Introduced: January 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows certain employees who are not paid during a lapse in federal appropriations to make penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts. The bill applies to employees of the federal government, federal contractors, federal grantees, and the District of Columbia.

The withdrawals may not exceed the amount of compensation the individual would have received during the lapse in appropriations if the lapse had not occurred. Any amount of the distribution that is required to be included in gross income for the year may be included ratably over a three-year period.

An individual who makes such a withdrawal may repay the account by making additional contributions within 180 days of the end of the lapse in appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 469 Emergency Relief for Federal Contractors Act of 2019
  • S 486 A bill to waive the penalty for withdrawals from retirement plans for certain Federal employees and contractors affecte…
  • HR 545 Financial Relief for Feds Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 766: To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-766/
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"H.R. 766: To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-766/.
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H.R. 766, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-766/.
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[H.R. 766: To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-766/)
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