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H.R. 1517 (109th)

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2005

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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

Taxation · Budget

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

  1. 6 April 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 April 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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