Bills · S 5445
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 5445
GRACE for Military Survivors Act
The bill would extend the contribution window from one year to three years and provide a special deadline for eligible benefits received before it becomes law.AI-written
INTRO SEP 22· LAST ACTION SEP 22
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tl;dr
AI-writtenMore time for survivors to put certain military death benefits into retirement or education savings accounts. The bill also covers some benefits received as far back as 2001.
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenRecipients would have a longer period to decide whether to put these benefits into the specified savings accounts. The retroactive provision could also let some people who received benefits in earlier years make a qualifying contribution, subject to the bill’s deadline.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Changes the contribution period for qualifying military death benefits from one year to three years for Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts.
Eligible recipients would have more time to make these contributions.
PROVISION 02
Applies the three-year period to qualifying benefits received on or after the bill becomes law.
The longer period would apply to future benefit payments covered by the bill.
PROVISION 03
Covers qualifying benefits received from October 7, 2001, until the bill becomes law, if contributions are made by the later of three years after receipt or one year after enactment.
Some recipients of past benefits could get additional time to make a contribution.
SPONSORSHIP
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D· Connecticut
YRS IN OFFICE
15
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSSEP 22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SEP 22
Introduced in Senate
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 5445
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 22, 2026
Last actionSep 22, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · FINANCE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 22, 2026
Senate BillS 5445
GRACE for Military Survivors Act
The bill would extend the contribution window from one year to three years and provide a special deadline for eligible benefits received before it becomes law.AI-written
INTRODUCED SEP 22, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 22, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
2%
READING
2 min
COSPONSORS
1
COMPLEXITY
Moderate