HR 3971 116th Congress House Taxation Appropriations Employee benefits and pensions Government trust funds Income tax exclusion Income tax rates Railroads Social security and elderly assistance Transportation employees

Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Massie, Thomas Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

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Jul 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 25, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any Social Security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes. The bill also: (1) appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this bill, and (2) expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this bill.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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