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S 1762 112th Congress Senate Taxation Employment taxes Health care costs and insurance Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Public contracts and procurement Social security and elderly assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

Introduced: October 31, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 31, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold 3% of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include social security benefits that are excluded from gross income in the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for the tax credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

What's happening now October 31, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 5
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 10, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 8, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Nov 2, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1762: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1762/
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