PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.
H.Res.662 / 111th Congress

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles as important tools for personal savings and retirement financial security.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Official summary

Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Jul 31, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Supports the the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, including raising public awareness of: (1) tax-preferred retirement vehicles for personal savings and retirement financial security; (2) utilizing substantial tax revenues that currently subsidize retirement savings; and (3) saving for retirement and the availability of tax-preferred employer-sponsored retirement savings vehicles.

Read the summary on Congress.gov
PlainBill analysis is coming later. This page presents official source data. We have not yet published a PlainBill explanation for this bill.

Who introduced it

Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · D–PA

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.

  1. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  2. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H9245)

  3. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H9245)

  4. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9245)

  5. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

  6. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

  7. Mr. Cohen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  8. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  9. Introduced in House

  10. Introduced in House

Bill text & related measures

Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.

Related bills identified by Congress.gov

Source last updated: Jan 2, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.

Explore the bill from different angles

Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.

Neutral evidence review

Objective

Analyze H.Res.662 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

View full prompt & sources
Fairness and public impact

Progressive lens

Examine H.Res.662 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

View full prompt & sources
Institutions and government scope

Conservative lens

Examine H.Res.662 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

View full prompt & sources
Individual rights and government power

Liberty lens

Examine H.Res.662 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.

View full prompt & sources