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HR 2772 98th Congress House Taxation Income tax Individual retirement accounts Married people Tax deductions Tax-deferred compensation plans

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that a spouse may elect a spousal individual retirement account without regard to whether the spouse has compensation.

Introduced: April 27, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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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Apr 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 27, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit married couples to elect a spousal individual retirement account without regard to whether the nonworking spouse has any earned income.

What's happening now April 27, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 12, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 12, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2772: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that a spouse may elect a spousal individual retirement account without regard to whether the spouse has compensation.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2772/
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"H.R. 2772: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that a spouse may elect a spousal individual retirement account without regard to whether the spouse has compensation.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2772/.
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H.R. 2772, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2772/.
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