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HR 434 108th Congress House

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.

Introduced: October 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsCongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public Finance
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Government trust fundsHealthIncome taxLabor and EmploymentMedicareOld age, survivors and disability insuranceRailroad retirement plansSocial WelfareSocial security beneficiariesTax exclusionTransportation and Public Works
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 2003
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 Latest action January 28, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 10
CARSON, BRAD
· Oct 7, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 12, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 21, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 7, 2003
Burns, Max
· Apr 11, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 1, 2003
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Apr 1, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 1, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Mar 20, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 27, 2003
LINDER, JOHN
· Feb 27, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Feb 11, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Feb 11, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 11, 2003
Vitter, David
· Feb 11, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 5, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 5, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Feb 5, 2003
Burr, Richard
· Jan 28, 2003
DeMint, James
· Jan 28, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Jan 28, 2003
 R
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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