[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 151 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 151

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the income 
    tax imposed on social security benefits should not be increased.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 1993

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Roth, 
   Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. 
    Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Canady) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the income 
    tax imposed on social security benefits should not be increased.

Whereas over 9,000,000 social security recipients would be adversely affected by 
        the President's current proposal of an increase in the tax on social 
        security benefits;
Whereas those affected by this tax increase would pay on average an extra $483 
        per year;
Whereas without an inflation adjustment, the percentage of affected seniors who 
        would in effect be taxed twice on the same income will rise 
        significantly in 5 years;
Whereas under the President's current proposals, middle class senior citizens 
        would be expected to pay more taxes not only on social security 
        benefits, but also on Medicare premiums and energy costs;
Whereas the proposed increase in the tax on social security benefits is the only 
        part of the President's plan which is conceded to be a tax increase on a 
        segment of the middle class;
Whereas many senior citizens on fixed incomes cannot be without these much-
        needed benefits in this current economic climate;
Whereas senior citizens have historically been the target of numerous measures 
        to place on them heavy burdens, such as proposed freezes in their cost-
        of-living adjustment and the initial implementation of the tax on social 
        security benefits;
Whereas such a tax increase would affect not only current middle- and upper-
        class senior citizens but also millions of future social security 
        beneficiaries, and
Whereas almost three-quarters of all Americans oppose an increase in taxation on 
        social security benefits: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the income tax imposed on social security benefits should not be 
increased.

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