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HR 434 108th Congress House Taxation Appropriations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Government trust funds Health Income tax Labor and Employment Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Railroad retirement plans Social Welfare Social security beneficiaries Tax exclusion Transportation and Public Works

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003

Introduced: January 28, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003 - 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. Requires an annual report concerning the funds transferred from the general fund to the Trust Fund.
What's happening now January 28, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 12, 2004
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 21, 2003
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 7, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 1, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 1, 2003
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 27, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 11, 2003
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 5, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 434: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-434/
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"H.R. 434: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-434/.
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H.R. 434, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-434/.
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