HR 249 · 106th Congress · Labor and Employment

Personal Retirement Account Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Sanford, Marshall (Mark) [R-SC-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.(1999-02-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Personal Retirement Account Act of 1999 - Title I: Contributions to Personal Retirement Accounts - Requires employers to: (1) have personal retirement account payroll deduction programs in effect for their eligible employees; and (2) deduct and pay into such accounts the prescribed employee contribution, together with a prescribed employer contribution. Authorizes eligible individuals to elect to establish a personal retirement account. Requires self-employed individuals to establish and pay into such accounts. Establishes penalties for employers and self-employed individuals who fail to establish and make required deductions and contributions to such accounts. Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to impose such penalties in a civil action. Title II: Personal Retirement Accounts - Prescribes general requirements for personal retirement accounts, as well as investment, distribution, and insurance requirements. Provides for tax deductible contributions by an eligible individual to a nonworking spousal retirement account. (Sec. 205) Exempts personal retirement accounts from income tax, except the tax on unrelated business income of charitable, etc. organizations. Requ…

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