Calendar No. 150
117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to remove the prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes.
October 19, 2021
Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
October 20, 2021
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to remove the prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Let States Cut Taxes Act”.
SEC. 2. Removal of restriction of use of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery funds.
(a) In general.—Paragraph (2) of section 602(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)) is amended to read as follows:
“(2) FURTHER RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No State or territory may use funds made available under this section for deposit into any pension fund.”.
(b) Conforming amendments.—Section 602 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 802) is further amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking “, including, in the case of a State or a territory, all modifications to the State's or territory's tax revenue sources during the covered period”;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking “such subsection,” and all that follows through the period and inserting “such subsection.”; and
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.
(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted on March 12, 2021.
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A BILL | |||||
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to remove the prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes. | |||||
October 20, 2021 | |||||
Read the second time and placed on the calendar |