United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1517 (109th)
Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005
Introduced
6 April 2005
Last action
6 April 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
SAM JOHNSON, Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], PAUL RYAN, F. SENSENBRENNER, Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], ROBERT GOODLATTE, Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Roger Wicker, Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], K. Conaway, Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], PATRICK TIBERI, Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Michael Burgess, Virginia Foxx, Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], JOHN SHIMKUS, Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]
Subjects
Taxation, Budget
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 85 percent maximum tax rate on Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenues resulting from this repeal.
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Timeline
6 April 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 April 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 April 2005
Sponsors
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- PAUL RYAN · R · Sponsor
- F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- K. Conaway · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- PATRICK TIBERI · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Burgess · R · Cosponsor
- Virginia Foxx · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN SHIMKUS · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.
- related to → Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act
- related to → Senior Citizens' Tax Relief Act of 2005
- related to ← Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2005
- related to ← Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1517
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1517
- us · 109-hr-1517 · source updated 5 December 2025