HR 5731 · 114th Congress · Taxation

SAVE UP Act

Introduced 2016-07-12· Sponsored by Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2016-07-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient Universal Pension Accounts Act or the SAVE UP Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the SAVE UP Account program to provide tax-exempt retirement accounts to employees who are not otherwise eligible for certain retirement plans. The bill establishes: (1) a board of trustees to create and manage the accounts, (2) a board of governors to establish policies for the investment and management of fund assets, and (3) a trust fund and accounts in the Treasury for the program. An employer must establish an account contribution program if: (1) the employer's aggregate number of employee hours of service during the preceding year was at least 1,600; (2) the employer does not offer a retirement plan to all employees. Government entities and churches are exempt from this requirement. Under the contribution program, employers must: (1) contribute at least 50 cents per hour worked by the employee; and (2) make automatic contributions on behalf of employees who do not opt-out, beginning with 3% of wages and eventually increasing to 5%. The bill sets forth requirements for: (1) determining an employee's share of positive net investment r…

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