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HR 4601 101th Congress House Taxation Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Old age, survivors and disability insurance Railroad retirement plans Tax exclusion

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for inflation adjustments to the income levels at which social security benefits are subject to income tax.

Introduced: April 24, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 24, 1990
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an inflation adjustment to the inclusion in gross income of old-age, survivors and disability insurance and certain railroad retirement benefits when there is an increase in such benefits.

What's happening now April 24, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 18, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4601: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for inflation adjustments to the income levels at which social security benefits are subject to income tax.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4601/
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"H.R. 4601: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for inflation adjustments to the income levels at which social security benefits are subject to income tax.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4601/.
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H.R. 4601, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4601/.
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