Social Security Forever Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 10, 2008 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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Forever Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals an additional employment tax for wages in excess of the social security contribution and benefit base.
Requires all Treasury securities to bear a facsimile of the signatures of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Apr 10, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33544 | Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation Archived | Report | Jan 15, 2014 |
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 impose a tax on the amount of wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Security Forever Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Cabinet officers
- Economics and Public Finance
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government securities
- Identification devices
- Income tax
- Labor and Employment
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Railroad retirement plans
- Social security finance
- Social security taxes
- Social Welfare
- Tax rates
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
