HR 1517 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005

Introduced Apr 6, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Sam Johnson R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 6, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 6, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent maximum tax rate on Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenues resulting from this repeal.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to Dec 5, 2006, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalApr 6, 2005
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalApr 6, 2005
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalApr 6, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalApr 6, 2005
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalApr 6, 2005
R-CAWally HergerOriginalApr 6, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteApr 14, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteApr 14, 2005
R-AZJeff FlakeApr 14, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerApr 14, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonApr 14, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineApr 14, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerApr 14, 2005
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Apr 14, 2005
R-NELee TerryApr 14, 2005
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
  2. Apr 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 137To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.Related billJan 4, 2005
HR 179Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction ActRelated billJan 4, 2005
S 774Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005Related billApr 13, 2005
HR 1014Senior Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 2005Related billMar 1, 2005
HR 1809Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2005Related billApr 21, 2005

Subjects

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

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  1. Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House

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