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H.R. 1040
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 1040, the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Thomas Massie (R) with 34 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Record
Text
H.R. 1040 has 34 co-sponsors.
hb1040/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 1040 IH: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-02-06text/xmlENPursuant 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. 1040 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Cline , Mr. Cloud , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Green of Tennessee , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Harris of Maryland , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Mills , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Norman , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Perry , Mr. Roy , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Van Orden , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Wied , Mr. Gosar , and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act .2.Repeal of inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits(a)In generalSection 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)TerminationThis 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(1)In generalThere 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 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.(2)No tax increasesIt is the sense of the Congress that tax increases will not be used to provide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph (1).
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-02-06
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsors
Rep. Thomas Massie (R) sponsors H.R. 1040, and 34 members have co-sponsored it, 30 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–KY-4 · Sponsor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025

Rep. · R–AK-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TN-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–VA-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-27 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-15 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 1040 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.
Actions
H.R. 1040 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 6, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Feb 6, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee |
Votes
H.R. 1040 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 1040, as Identical bill.
Titles
H.R. 1040 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act — Display Title
- Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act — 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
2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1040 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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, Constitution.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | — | Virginia | 1 | 6 | — |
| CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC. | Grassroots advocacy on the citizen's right to petition government. | Virginia | 1 | 5 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 1 | 6 | — |
| WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 5 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON BENTON | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| ROSALIE WYATT | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 2026 second_quarter | $5K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 2026 first_quarter | $5K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 2025 fourth_quarter | $5K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 2025 third_quarter | $5K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 2025 second_quarter | $5K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | 2025 first_quarter | $5K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC. | WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | — | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC. | WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | — | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC. | WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2025 fourth_quarter | — | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC. | WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2025 third_quarter | — | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC. | WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2025 second_quarter | — | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1040 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1040’s is Taxation.
hr1040/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1040, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MASSIE:H.R. 1040.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H556]
Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com
