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S 237 107th Congress Senate Taxation Appropriations Economics and Public Finance Government trust funds Health Income tax Labor and Employment Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Personal income tax Railroad retirement plans Social Welfare Social security beneficiaries Tax cuts Tax exclusion Transportation and Public Works

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2001

Introduced: February 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1215)
Feb 1, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 1, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent (second tier) taxation of Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenue lost because of the repeal.
What's happening now February 8, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1215)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 6, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 237: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-237/
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"S. 237: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-237/.
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S. 237, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-237/.
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