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S 896 99th Congress Senate Taxation Agriculture and Rural Affairs Consumer cooperatives Electric power Employee benefit plans Energy Income tax Labor and Employment Rural affairs legislation Rural electrification Tax-deferred compensation plans

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to apply rural electric cooperative plans to the provisions relating to cash or deferred arrangements.

Introduced: April 4, 1985 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Became law
Apr 11, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Apr 4, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 4, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a defined contribution retirement plan of a rural electric cooperative to include a qualified cash or deferred arrangement.

What's happening now April 11, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 896: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to apply rural electric cooperative plans to the provisions relating to cash or deferred arrangements.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-896/
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