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S. 5149 118th Congress Senate

Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow additional catch-up contributions for certain family caregivers.

Introduced: September 24, 2024 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Sep 24, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6371; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6371)
Sep 24, 2024
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 Latest action September 24, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6371; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6371)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024

This bill allows qualified family caregivers to make catch-up contributions to a retirement account for up to five years. A qualified family caregiver is an unemployed or severely underemployed adult who provides 500 hours or more during one tax year of in-home care, monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of an adult with special needs or a child. 

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 36

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Iowa · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for EMPOWER RETIREMENT LLC · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS · Missouri · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS · Missouri · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 21, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5149: Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5149/
MLA
"S. 5149: Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5149/.
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S. 5149, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5149/.
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