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S 774 109th Congress Senate Taxation Appropriations 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 2005

Introduced: April 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 13, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3562)
Apr 13, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent maximum tax rate on Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenues resulting from this repeal.
What's happening now April 13, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 137 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.
  • HR 179 Related bill Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act
  • HR 1014 Related bill Senior Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 2005
  • HR 1517 Related bill Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005
  • HR 1809 Related bill Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 9, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 774: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-774/
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