House Bill 3971
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3971
Congress
116
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
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.
July 25, 2019
07/25/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
07/25/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:22 PM