HR 6590 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

Introduced Feb 3, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Thomas Massie R-KY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2022 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. IntroducedFeb 3, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

This bill repeals the inclusion of any Social Security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes. The bill also (1) appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this bill, and (2) expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this bill.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2022 to Dec 21, 2022; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-VABen ClineOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-TXChip RoyOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalFeb 3, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickFeb 15, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceFeb 15, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanFeb 18, 2022
R-TXPat FallonFeb 18, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyFeb 18, 2022
R-NYClaudia TenneyMar 11, 2022
R-NEDon BaconJun 13, 2022
R-TXMayra FloresSep 2, 2022
R-VABob GoodOct 7, 2022
R-TNMark E. GreenNov 7, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenDec 6, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerDec 21, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 3, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Feb 3, 2022Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority for the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act is found in Article I, Section 8, which gives Congress the power to ``lay and collect'' taxes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 22, February 3, 2022, page H947.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3206Senior Citizens Tax Elimination ActReintroduced BillDec 17, 2024
HR 3971Senior Citizens Tax Elimination ActReintroduction ofJul 25, 2019

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 Title(s) 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.

  1. Feb 3, 2022Introduced in House

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