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116th Congress(2019-2020)
Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act of 2019
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H. R. 1295 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1295


To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of penalty-free distributions to unemployed individuals from retirement plans.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 14, 2019

Mrs. Watson Coleman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of penalty-free distributions to unemployed individuals from retirement plans.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Expansion of exception for penalty on early distributions to unemployed individuals from retirement plans.

(a) In general.—Section 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(H) LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS.—

“(i) IN GENERAL.—Distributions to an individual after separation from employment—

“(I) if such individual has received unemployment compensation for 26 consecutive weeks under any Federal or State unemployment compensation law by reason of such separation (or, if less, for the maximum period for which unemployment compensation is available under State law applicable to the individual), and

“(II) if such distributions are made during any taxable year during which such unemployment compensation is paid or the succeeding taxable year.

“(ii) DISTRIBUTIONS AFTER REEMPLOYMENT; SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.—Rules similar to the rules of clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (D) shall apply for purposes of this subparagraph.

“(iii) LIMITATION.—Clause (i) shall not apply to any distribution to the extent that such distribution exceeds the lesser of—

“(I) $50,000, reduced by the aggregate amount of distributions which are described in clause (i) from all plans of the individual during the 1-year period ending on the day before the date on which such distribution was made, or

“(II) the greater of $10,000 or one-half of the aggregate fair market value (at the time of the distribution) of the individual’s qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 4974(c)) and the nonforfeitable portion the individual’s defined contribution plans.

“(iv) COORDINATION WITH DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS.—Distributions shall not be taken into account under this subparagraph if such distributions are described in subparagraph (D).”.

(b) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2019.