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H.R. 3746 112th Congress House

Tax Cuts for the Middle Class Act

Official title: To provide a temporary employee payroll tax cut for 2012.

Introduced: December 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employment taxesIncome tax rates
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Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action December 20, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Cuts for the Middle Class Act - Reduces by 2% employment tax rates for employees and self-employment tax rates in calendar year 2012 (payroll tax holiday period).

Appropriates funds from the Treasury to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established by title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account established by the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to compensate for any revenue loss to such funds resulting from the tax rate reductions of this Act.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1917 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011
  • S 1931 Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act
  • S 1944 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3746: Tax Cuts for the Middle Class Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3746/
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"H.R. 3746: Tax Cuts for the Middle Class Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3746/.
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H.R. 3746, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3746/.
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