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HR 2202 109th Congress House Taxation Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Labor and Employment Old age, survivors and disability insurance Railroad retirement plans Social Welfare Tax exclusion Tax rates Transportation and Public Works

Social Security Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005

Introduced: May 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the base and adjusted base amounts used to determine the amount of Social Security benefits excluded from gross income. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the base and adjusted base amounts beginning in 2006.

What's happening now May 5, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2202: Social Security Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2202/
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"H.R. 2202: Social Security Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2202/.
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H.R. 2202, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2202/.
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