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HR 1397 114th Congress House

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015

Official title: To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.

Introduced: January 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation AgingTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Mar 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015

This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 6 Republican 9
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 10, 2016
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Mar 15, 2016
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 26, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 10, 2016
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Feb 4, 2016
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 2, 2016
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 1, 2016
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 1, 2016
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 1, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 13, 2016
Brat, Dave
· Jan 13, 2016
Costello, Ryan
· Jan 13, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 13, 2016
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 13, 2016
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jan 13, 2016
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 12, 2016
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 11, 2016
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 8, 2016
Rooney, Thomas
· Jan 8, 2016
Blum, Rod
· Mar 26, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1397: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1397/
MLA
"H.R. 1397: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1397/.
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H.R. 1397, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1397/.
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