H.R. 5365: To treat certain arrangements maintained by the YMCA Retirement Fund as church plans for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 5365: To treat certain arrangements maintained by the YMCA Retirement Fund as church plans for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-11-16 · Taxation · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-476.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-11-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-476. (final step reached)
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Official title
To treat certain arrangements maintained by the YMCA Retirement Fund as church plans for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides that any retirement plan maintained by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Retirement Fund as of January 1, 2003, shall be treated as a church plan under provisions relating to tax-exempt pension and other employee benefit plans of the Internal Revenue Code. Exempts YMCA retirement plans from certain limitations applicable to church plans. Allows YMCA retirement plans to qualify for tax treatment as money purchase pension plans and church self-funded death benefit plans.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To treat certain arrangements maintained by the YMCA Retirement Fund as church plans for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · 3 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5365.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5365 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108