House Bill 3982
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Social Security Tax Fairness Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3982
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Social Security Tax Fairness Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of Social Security benefits, to: (1) increase the income thresholds above which Social Security benefits are subject to certain taxes, (2) require the income thresholds for joint returns to be twice the amounts in effect for other taxpayers, and (3) require the thresholds to be adjusted for inflation after 2018.
October 5, 2017
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10/24/2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8131)
10/05/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
10/05/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:28 PM