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HR 2971 102th Congress House Taxation Income tax Local taxation Old age, survivors and disability insurance State taxation

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that States and local governments may not tax social security benefits.

Introduced: July 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Jul 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 23, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to explicitly prohibit State or local governments from taxing OASDI benefits.

What's happening now July 26, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 23, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2971: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that States and local governments may not tax social security benefits.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2971/
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"H.R. 2971: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that States and local governments may not tax social security benefits.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2971/.
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H.R. 2971, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2971/.
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