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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="486" measure-id="id116s486" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-02-14" update-date="2019-09-25">
<title>A bill to waive the penalty for withdrawals from retirement plans for certain Federal employees and contractors affected by a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s486v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-09-25">
<action-date>2019-02-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill allows certain employees who are not paid during a lapse in federal appropriations to make penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts. The bill applies to employees of the federal government, federal contractors, federal grantees, and the District of Columbia.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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