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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 13, 2001
Retirement Opportunity Expansion Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with respect to retirement and pension provisions, to: (1) provide a refundable credit to eligible individuals for elective deferrals and IRA contributions; (2) provide for qualified payroll deduction arrangements for IRA contributions; (3) modify joint and survivor annuity requirements; (4) require written spousal consent for certain distributions from 401(k) plans; (5) provide for full vesting upon death or disability; (6) provide for a holding period when a plan administrator is notified of a potential qualified domestic relations order alternate payee; (7) study pension plan participation by women and other underrepresented groups; (8) treat periods of family and medical leave as hours of service for pension participation and vesting; (9) establish a credit for qualified pension plan contributions of small employers; (10) permit employers to establish secure money annuity or retirement (SMART) trusts; and (11) redefine the term "highly compensated employee."
People & committees
Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] · D–PA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2295-2296)
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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