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H.R. 8717 117th Congress House

You Earned It, You Keep It Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of social security benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 16, 2022 Introduced by: Angie Craig Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Aug 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 16, 2022
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 Latest action August 16, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

You Earned It, You Keep It Act

This bill excludes Social Security benefits from gross income for purposes of federal income taxes.


 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7084 Reintroduced Bill You Earned It, You Keep It Act
  • HR 5723 Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
  • S 3071 Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 1
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 13, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Sep 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8717: You Earned It, You Keep It Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8717/
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"H.R. 8717: You Earned It, You Keep It Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8717/.
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H.R. 8717, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8717/.
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