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<title>Automatic IRA Act of 2019</title>
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<action-date>2019-07-31</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Automatic IRA Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation, (2) require the Department of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of their opportunity to participate in an automatic IRA arrangement and for providing details regarding the election period, (3) impose a penalty on employers who fail to provide eligible employees access to an automatic IRA arrangement, (4) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing an automatic IRA arrangement, and (5) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs.</p>]]></summary-text>
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