Emergency Relief for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 15
- Latest action
- Oct 1, 2025
What it does
The Emergency Relief for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 would allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts for federal contractors and certain other workers who are placed on unpaid leave or working without pay during a federal government shutdown lasting at least two weeks. It permits up to $30,000 in such distributions per year (adjusted for inflation after 2025), allows repayment of these withdrawals within three years without tax penalty, and spreads the income inclusion of the distribution over three years unless the taxpayer opts out. The bill affects federal contractors, their employees, certain grantee and state employees compensated by federal funds, and specific…
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