Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 17, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015
This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2015 to May 10, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Original | Mar 17, 2015 |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 10, 2016 |
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 Mar 17, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2015Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 45, March 17, 2015, page H1722.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MEMBER PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE U.S. TAX SYSTEM338 pages | Ways and Means Committee | May 12, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 716 | Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Mar 11, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2015Introduced 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.
