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HR2146: Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act

114th Congress (2015–2017) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]

This page covers HR2146 in the 114th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR2146 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 2
Chamber Senate
Latest vote 2015-06-24: Motion Agreed to (60-38)
Latest action 2015-06-29: Became Public Law No: 114-26.
Policy area Foreign Trade and International Finance
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exemption from the 10% penalty tax on early distributions from a government retirement plan for qualified public safety employees who have reached age 50, to expand the exemption to include specified federal law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers who similarly have reached age 50. The bill also eliminates the restriction that only distributions from governmental plans that are defined benefit plans qualify for the exemption, thus allowing an exemption of distributions from defined contribution plans and other types of governmental plans. Additionally, early distributions are not treated as a modification of substantially equal payments for purposes of determining an increase in the penalty tax. The amendments made by this bill apply to distributions made after December 31, 2015. (Sec. 3) The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. TITLE I–TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 102) Declares the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U. S. trade. Includes among such objectives: more open, equitable, and…

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Roll-call votes on HR2146 (114th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2015-06-24 Senate On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H. R. 2146) Motion Agreed to (60-38) 33 24 1 Official tally
2015-06-23 Senate On the Cloture Motion H. R. 2146 Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37, 3/5 majority required) 33 23 2 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is HR2146 in the 114th Congress?

HR2146 (Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act) was introduced in the 114th Congress (2015–2017) by Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8].

What is the latest action on HR2146?

On 2015-06-29: Became Public Law No: 114-26.

How many roll-call votes were held on HR2146?

2 recorded votes in the 114th Congress. The most recent, on 2015-06-24, was "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2146)": Motion Agreed to (60-38).