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HR 4379 105th Congress House Taxation Budget surpluses Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Government spending Government trust funds Old age, survivors and disability insurance Public debt Social Welfare Social security finance Social security taxes Tax credits

Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1998

Introduced: July 31, 1998 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 1998
Referred to House Budget
Jul 31, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 31, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 31, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, upon a specified determination of budgetary surplus, a credit equal to a certain percentage of a taxpayer's annual social security taxes. Provides for the use of budgetary surplus to reduce public debt and increase nondefense discretionary spending.

What's happening now July 31, 1998

Referred to House Budget

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4379: Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4379/
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"H.R. 4379: Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4379/.
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H.R. 4379, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4379/.
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