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HR 2078 114th Congress House

Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2015

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: April 28, 2015 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Employment taxesWages and earnings
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 2015
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 Latest action April 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2015

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 $118,500 in 2015).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2078: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2078/
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"H.R. 2078: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2078/.
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H.R. 2078, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2078/.
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