Key Votes
HR 4865 - Social Security Benefits Tax Relief bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Mel Watt voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- July 27, 2000 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- July 27, 2000 House Bill Passed
- July 17, 2000 Introduced
Family
- HR 4865 - Social Security Benefits Tax Relief bill
- H Amdt 1041 - Social Security Benefits Tax Relief
- SB 1119 - Environmental Permit Compliance
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - July 27, 2000
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (265-159) - July 27, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief bill
Vote to pass a bill that lowers the percentage of Social Security benefits subject to taxation from 85% to 50% for eligible retirees.
- Declares that single taxpayers with annual incomes over $25,000 and married couples with annual incomes over $32,000 are eligible for the tax rate reduction.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - July 17, 2000
Title: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief bill
Sponsors
- William Reynolds 'Bill' Archer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
