Social Security: Raising Tax Thresholds for Seniors
The House Ways and Means and Appropriations committees are responsible for reviewing this bill. It has not moved since March 2025. Because no action has occurred for many months, the bill is considered stalled.
While tax cuts for seniors are popular, the requirement to automatically cut other government programs to pay for it will face strong opposition in a divided Congress.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Senators Roger Marshall and Marsha Blackburn reintroduced the RETIREES FIRST Act, which proposes raising the provisional income thresholds for taxing Social Security benefits to $34,000 for individuals and $68,000 for married couples to provide relief to seniors facing inflation.
The RETIREES FIRST Act (H.R. 2266) would double the income a retired couple can receive before paying income taxes on Social Security benefits. The bill also includes a provision to index these base income amounts to inflation starting in 2026 to prevent future bracket creep.
The RETIREES FIRST Act is one of several proposals aimed at reducing the tax burden on seniors. It suggests increasing the provisional income thresholds to $34,000 for individuals and $68,000 for couples, modernizing limits that have remained stagnant since 1984.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
RETIREES FIRST Act
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