S 767 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the tax on social security benefits.

Introduced Apr 2, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Gordon H. Smith R-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 2, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4706)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 2, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent (second tier) taxation of Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits. Transfers from the general fund in the Treasury to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the resultant reduction in revenues.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2003 to Oct 16, 2003, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IN	Evan Bayh	Original	Apr 2, 2003
R-VA	John Warner	Original	Apr 2, 2003
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss	Original	Apr 2, 2003
D-GA	Zell Miller	Original	Apr 2, 2003
D-AL	Richard C. Shelby		Apr 11, 2003
R-IL	Peter Fitzgerald		Apr 28, 2003
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye		Sep 16, 2003
R-NE	Chuck Hagel		Oct 1, 2003
R-KS	Pat Roberts		Oct 16, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 2, 2003Introduced in Senate
Apr 2, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4706)
Apr 2, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4705-4706)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

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