Social Security Tax Relief for Seniors
The Senate Committee on Finance received this bill on February 3, 2025, and it has not moved since that date. The committee must review the proposal before it can proceed to a full vote. Because no action has occurred since February 2025, the bill is considered stalled.
While popular with voters, the bill faces opposition due to the required cuts to other government programs and the lack of Democratic cosponsors in a divided Senate.
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Education programs funded through annual discretionary appropriations, like Title I grants to schools, could see reduced funding under the bill's automatic rescission mechanism, which cuts non-defense discretionary spending starting in fiscal year 2027 to pay for the retiree tax cut. The exact size of any cut to education funding is not specified in the bill and would depend on the total cost of the tax change each year.
“for fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective on the day after the date on which appropriations are made available through September 30 of the applicable fiscal year for the entire Federal Government, there is rescinded an amount equal to the total cost for such fiscal year”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced in Senate
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Senators Roger Marshall and Marsha Blackburn reintroduced the RETIREES FIRST Act, which aims to raise provisional income thresholds for Social Security taxation to $34,000 for individuals and $68,000 for couples. The bill includes annual inflation adjustments to prevent 'bracket creep.'
The RETIREES FIRST Act proposes a significant increase in the income limits that trigger federal taxes on Social Security benefits. By indexing these thresholds to inflation starting in 2026, the bill ensures that cost-of-living adjustments don't inadvertently push seniors into higher tax brackets.
Representative Nicole Malliotakis introduced H.R. 2266, the House version of the RETIREES FIRST Act. The legislation doubles the income a retired couple can receive before paying taxes on benefits and requires the government to use general funds to cover any revenue shortfalls in the trust funds.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
RETIREES FIRST Act
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