# 114-hr-2146: Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act

114-hr-2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA); status Became Public Law No: 114-26. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2146
- Congress: 114
- Title: Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-26.
- Introduced: 2015-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exemption from the 10% penalty tax on early distributions from a government retirement plan for qualified public safety employees who have reached age 50, to expand the exemption to include specified federal law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers who similarly have reached age 50.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2146)

## Related
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2146 (as of 2025-11-18).