S. 3700 (112th): Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act

Introduced:
Dec 20, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 838 on Apr 25, 2013. See S. 838 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 20, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 20, 2012
Referred to Committee Dec 20, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

Senate Finance

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for other purposes.

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12/20/2012--Introduced.
Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees in the building and construction industry to make distributions from their tax-exempt employer pension plans at age 55 if they are not separated from service at the time of such distributions and were participants in such plan on or before January 1, 2013.

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