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H.R. 904

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 904, “No Tax on Social Security”, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 904 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb904/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 904 IH: No Tax on Social Security
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 904  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Tax on Social Security  .
2.
Repeal of inclusion of social security benefits in adjusted gross income
(a)
In general
 Section 86  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(g)
Termination
This section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
 .
(b)
Social security trust funds held harmless
There are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund under the Social Security Act (including the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund) or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by reason of  section 86(g)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 31, 2025

hb904/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/31/2025)

No Tax on Social Security

This bill excludes Social Security and Tier I railroad retirement benefits from gross income for purposes of federal income taxes. The bill also provides funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security, Medicare, and Railroad Retirement trust funds resulting from the enactment of this bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 904, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 904 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 904 has taken 2 actions since Jan 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 904 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 904.

Titles

H.R. 904 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Tax on Social Security — Display Title
  • No Tax on Social Security — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 904 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Retirement.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SHANNON BENTON114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUETREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE2025 fourth_quarter$5K4th Quarter - Report
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUETREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE2025 third_quarter$5K3rd Quarter - Report
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUETREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE2025 second_quarter$5K2nd Quarter - Report
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUETREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE2025 first_quarter$5K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 904 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 904’s is Social Welfare.

hr904/policy-areas.txt
Social WelfareAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 904 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disability assistance to Social security and elderly assistance.

hr904/subjects.txt
Disability assistanceGovernment trust fundsIncome tax exclusionSocial security and elderly assistance

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 904, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VAN DREW:H.R. 904.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H434]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com