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S 158 115th Congress Senate

Let Seniors Work Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits under such title, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2017 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Employment taxesSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 17, 2017
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 Latest action January 17, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Let Seniors Work Act of 2017

This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the federal payroll tax with respect to the earnings of an individual who has attained retirement age, and (2) remove limitations on the amount of outside income that an OASDI beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3077 Related bill Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 22, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 158: Let Seniors Work Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-158/
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"S. 158: Let Seniors Work Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-158/.
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S. 158, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-158/.
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[S. 158: Let Seniors Work Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-158/)
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