H.R. 1201: Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act
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H.R. 1201: Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-17 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act
Plain summary
Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act - Requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to: (1) study the operation of existing precious metal funds to determine the best practices of such funds, (2) establish the Precious Metals Investment Fund incorporating the best practices of existing funds, and (3) make such Fund available to individuals participating in the Thrift Savings Plan. Requires that contributions to such Fund be invested in physical gold, silver, or platinum bullion.
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Official text
Thrift Savings Fund Improvement Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1201.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1201 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112