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HR 727 101th Congress House Taxation Annuities Civil Service pensions Civil service retirement Federal employees Income tax Local officials and employees Retirement income State officials and employees Tax exclusion

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income that portion of a governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income that portion of a governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the taxable year.

Introduced: January 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual amounts received as a pension or annuity under a public retirement system to the extent they are not attributable to services covered under the social security system. Limits the tax exclusion based upon calculations relating to income tax treatment of social security benefits.

What's happening now February 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 3, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 727: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income that portion of a governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the taxable year.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-727/
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"H.R. 727: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income that portion of a governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the taxable year.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-727/.
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H.R. 727, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-727/.
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[H.R. 727: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income that portion of a governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the taxable year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-727/)
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