A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · January 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S588)
Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019
This bill 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.
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