3.0.0 3982 2023-01-11T13:38:28Z 2023-01-11T13:38:28Z House HR 2017-10-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 160 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MESSER:H.R. 3982.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7888]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-05T13:01:10Z Stronger Way Act 115 1938 S 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-10-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8131) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 N Taxation Income tax exclusion Inflation and prices Marriage and family status Social security and elderly assistance Taxation 00 2017-10-05 Introduced in House 2018-03-23T19:41:31Z 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.

]]> Social Security Tax Fairness Act Display Title Social Security Tax Fairness Act Short Titles as Introduced Social Security Tax Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of, and remove the marriage penalty with respect to, social security benefits excludable from gross income. Introduced in House 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3982ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3982ih.xml 2017-10-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8131) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.