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HR 3644 117th Congress House Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aging Department of the Treasury Employee benefits and pensions Family relationships Income tax deductions Income tax deferral Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Unemployment

Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act

Introduced: May 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 28, 2021
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Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act

This bill allows an individual to make annual catch up contributions to a retirement account before reaching age 50 if the individual leaves the workforce to provide dependent cares services.

Specifically, the individual must have been unemployed, and have had no earned income, as a result of providing care to (1) a dependent under the age of 13, or (2) a spouse physically or mentally incapable of self-care.

What's happening now May 28, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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All 2 Democratic 1
Lesko, Debbie
· Dec 7, 2021
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3644: Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3644/
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"H.R. 3644: Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3644/.
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H.R. 3644, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3644/.
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