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HR 2708 112th Congress House

Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the imposition of employment taxes on wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base.

Introduced: July 29, 2011 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Employment taxesWages and earnings
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Jul 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 29, 2011
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 Latest action July 29, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxes on employment and self-employment compensation, to repeal the limit on the amount of compensation subject to such taxes (i.e., the contribution and benefit base, currently $106,800 in 2011).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2708: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2708/
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"H.R. 2708: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2708/.
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H.R. 2708, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2708/.
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