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

USA115th CongressS-2526| Senate 
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts, employer-provided retirement plans, and retirement benefits for federal judges. With respect to employer-provided plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: multiple employer plans, automatic enrollment and nonelective contributions, loans, terminating or transferring plans, reporting and disclosure rules, nondiscrimination rules, selecting lifetime income providers, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums. The bill also increases the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs and allows a tax credit for small employers that establish retirement plans that include automatic enrollment. With respect to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), the bill: treats taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments as compensation, repeals the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions, and permits any IRA to be a shareholder of any S corporation that is a bank. The bill makes several modifications to retirement benefits for magistrate judges of the U.S. Tax Court and other federal judges. The bill also modifies various tax provisions to: reinstate and increase the tax exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders, revise the required distribution rules for pension plans, increase penalties for failing to file tax or retirement plan returns, and require the Internal Revenue Service to share returns and return information with U.S. Customs Border Protection to administer the heavy vehicle use tax.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 14, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5282
Introduced in House
  • March 8, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 14, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5282
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-1383: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1550: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
  • S 115-1238: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
  • S 115-695: A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-674: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the retirement income account rules relating to church controlled organizations.
  • HR 115-4604: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-852: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect older, longer service and grandfathered participants in defined benefit plans.
  • HR 115-1688: To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2055: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure.
  • HR 115-3136: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account.

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

USA115th CongressS-2526| Senate 
| Updated: 3/8/2018
Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts, employer-provided retirement plans, and retirement benefits for federal judges. With respect to employer-provided plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: multiple employer plans, automatic enrollment and nonelective contributions, loans, terminating or transferring plans, reporting and disclosure rules, nondiscrimination rules, selecting lifetime income providers, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums. The bill also increases the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs and allows a tax credit for small employers that establish retirement plans that include automatic enrollment. With respect to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), the bill: treats taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments as compensation, repeals the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions, and permits any IRA to be a shareholder of any S corporation that is a bank. The bill makes several modifications to retirement benefits for magistrate judges of the U.S. Tax Court and other federal judges. The bill also modifies various tax provisions to: reinstate and increase the tax exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders, revise the required distribution rules for pension plans, increase penalties for failing to file tax or retirement plan returns, and require the Internal Revenue Service to share returns and return information with U.S. Customs Border Protection to administer the heavy vehicle use tax.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 14, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5282
Introduced in House
  • March 8, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 14, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5282
    Introduced in House
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-1383: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1550: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
  • S 115-1238: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
  • S 115-695: A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-674: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the retirement income account rules relating to church controlled organizations.
  • HR 115-4604: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-852: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect older, longer service and grandfathered participants in defined benefit plans.
  • HR 115-1688: To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2055: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure.
  • HR 115-3136: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted