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A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catchup contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 770.

Official summary

Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Nov 19, 2002

Allows certain eligible participants to make such additional contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan as are permitted by: (1) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to catch-up contributions to pension, profit-sharing, and/or stock bonus plans for individuals age 50 and over; and (2) consistent with regulations of the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.Applies such provisions with respect to justices and judges of the United States, bankruptcy and magistrate judges, Court of Federal Claims judges, judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and members of the uniformed services who are enrolled in FERS.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D–HI

Committees

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
2 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 770.

  2. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.

  3. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.

  4. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

  7. Introduced in Senate

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