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HR 5172 110th Congress House

Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving social security benefits.

Introduced: February 6, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income taxOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial WelfareSocial security beneficiaries
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Jan 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 29, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow social security recipients with earned income less than $3,000 a $300 refundable tax credit ($600 for married couples filing a joint tax return) in 2008. Reduces the amount of such credit by 5% of the amount by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5316 Related bill Universal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2008
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 6, 2008
Mahoney, Tim
· Feb 6, 2008
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jan 29, 2008
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 29, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5172: Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5172/
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"H.R. 5172: Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5172/.
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H.R. 5172, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5172/.
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