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H.R. 1994 (116th): Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Richard Neal

Sponsor. Representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2019
Length: 124 pages
Introduced
Mar 29, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 20, 2019. (compare text)
Cosponsors

58 Cosponsors (35 Democrats, 23 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Rep. Mike Kelly's 2019 Year-End Report
    — Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA16] (Co-sponsor) on Jan 13, 2020

Houses Passes Kildee Bipartisan Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
    — Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI8] (Co-sponsor) on Dec 12, 2019

Washington Watch - 5/28/19
    — Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA7, 2011-2020] on May 28, 2019

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History

Mar 29, 2019
 
Introduced

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Apr 2, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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May 16, 2019
 
Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means

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May 23, 2019
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

H.R. 1994 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1994. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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