United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4635 (100th)
Retirement Equity Act of 1988
Original
Introduced
19 May 1988
Last action
23 May 1988 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8], Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
28 August 2025
Summary
Retirement Equity Act of 1988 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the taxation of social security benefits and tier I railroad retirement benefits. Prohibits the imposition of social security taxes on the wages or self-employment income of individuals aged 70 and over.
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Timeline
19 May 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 1988
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 May 1988
Sponsors
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/4635
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/4635
- us · 100-hr-4635 · source updated 28 August 2025