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3/6/2008--Introduced.<br/>Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not provide retirement plans for their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account arrangement (automatic IRA); (2) expand eligibility for the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit) and make such credit refundable; (3) allow certain part-time employees to participate in qualified cash or deferred arrangements; (4) allow the transfer of up to $500 of unused health plan benefits to qualified retirement plans; (5) treat wage replacement income (e.g., disability pay or unemployment compensation) as earned income for purposes of IRA contribution limits; (6) allow a limited tax exclusion for certain lifetime annuity payments and for qualified retirement planning services; (7) allow certain small employers a tax credit for contributions to employee pension plans; and (8) allow self-employed individuals to deduct pension plan contributions from their self-employment income.<br/>Sets forth special rules for: (1) preservation of retirement plan assets distributed under a qualified domestic relations order; (2) eligibility of surviving and divorced spouses for benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act; and (3) military retired pay subject to court orders in domestic relations proceedings. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics to provide retirement savings counseling to low-income taxpayers.<br/>Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to prepare a financial reference handbook and a retirement readiness checklist for distribution to social security recipients.<br/>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for long-term care insurance premiums; (2) allow a phased-in tax credit ($1,000 in 2008, increasing by $500 each year to $3,000 in 2012) for family caregivers of spouses and dependents who have long-term care needs; (3) apply certain consumer protection standards to long-term care insurance contracts; and (4) allow tax-free exchanges of such contracts.<br/>

1204779600 2008-03-06 Fri Nov 07 05:27:54 -0600 2008 introduced 49563 'act':5 '2008':7 'retir':3 'secur':4 'women':1 59132 false short introduced 49563 'act':15 '1974':17 '1986':8 'busi':27 'code':6 'amend':2 'incom':13 'owner':28 'retir':12,21 'secur':14,22 'small':26 'women':24 'intern':4 'purpos':32 'revenu':5 'employe':11 'increas':19 57681 false official action 49563 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146930 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. A000357 1945-04-16 1281 Thomas 'tom':5 'allen':2,4,7 'thoma':1,3,6 M 400007 Allen Thomas_H._Allen H. Thomas Allen 251 Tom N00000469 5985 Democrat Protestant Thomas Allen B001231 1951-01-20 3446 405 Cannon House Office Building http://berkley.house.gov/contact/email.html 1 202-225-3119 Shelley 'd':4 '-1':6 'nv':5 'rep':1 'berkley':3,8,10 'shelley':2,7,9 F 400024 Berkley Shelley_Berkley Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] 1716 N00009818 7555 Democrat 202-225-5965 Jewish NV Shelley Berkley 1.66666666666667 http://berkley.house.gov/ B001247 1943-10-05 1354 414 Cannon House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/brown-waite/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm 5 202-226-6559 Virginia 'r':6 '-5':8 'fl':7 'rep':1 'wait':5,12,17 'brown':4,11,16 'ginni':13 'virginia':2,9,14 'brown-wait':3,10,15 F 400051 Brown-Waite Ginny_Brown-Waite Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5] 361 Ginny N00024777 8950 Republican 202-225-1002 Catholic FL Ginny Virginia Brown-Waite 3.4 http://brown-waite.house.gov/ C001068 1949-05-24 5283 1004 Longworth House Office Building http://cohen.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=113 9 202-225-5663 Steve 'd':4 '-9':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'cohen':3,8,10 'steve':2,7,9 M 412236 Cohen Stephen_Cohen Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] 2039 N00003225 9053 Democrat 202-225-3265 TN Steve Cohen 3.84615384615385 http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/senate/members/s30.htm RepCohen E000187 1956-06-20 442 Philip 'phil':5 'philip':1,3,6 'english':2,4,7 M 400123 English Phil_English Philip English 97 Phil N00001427 5090 Republican Roman Catholic Philip English G000554 3869 502 Cannon House Office Building http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/ 8 202-225-0378 Gabrielle 'd':4 '-8':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'gifford':3,8,10 'gabriell':2,7,9 F 412188 Giffords Gabrielle_Giffords Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] 2258 N00027829 9248 Democrat 202-225-2542 AZ Gabrielle Giffords 2.89655172413793 http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/ giffords2 M001166 3823 312 Cannon House Office Building http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact.shtml 11 202-225-4060 Jerry 'd':4 'ca':5 '-11':6 'rep':1 'jerri':2,7,9 'mcnerney':3,8,10 M 412189 McNerney Jerry_McNerney Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] 1831 N00026926 6328 Democrat 202-225-1947 CA Jerry Jerry McNerney 1.36363636363636 http://mcnerney.house.gov/ action 49563 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146930 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 49563 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146931 Referred to House Ways and Means action 49563 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146932 Referred to House Education and Labor introduced 49563 1204779600 Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0600 2008 146929