United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2860 (105th)
Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1997
Introduced
6 November 1997
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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Summary
Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allocate credits to taxpayers for social security taxes, during any year in which there is a Federal budget surplus of more than $1 billion, so as to utilize 50 percent of such surplus. Requires that, during any such year, the remainder of such surplus shall be split and used to: (1) reduce the outstanding public debt; and (2) increase nondefense discretionary spending limits.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 November 1997
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Introduced in House · EN · 6 November 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 November 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2860
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2860