Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
Latest action · Jan 4, 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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income.
Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2005 to Sep 14, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jan 6, 2005 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Jan 20, 2005 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Sep 14, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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