US SB204 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S588)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S588)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows federal employees who are affected by a government shutdown to make certain penalty-free withdrawals from their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts. The bill waives various penalties and requirements that would otherwise apply to TSP distributions and loans during a government shutdown.
Title
Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
| Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
| Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] |
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S588) |
Subjects
Appropriations
Credit and credit markets
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Taxation
Credit and credit markets
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/204/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s204/BILLS-116s204is.pdf |
