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H.R. 1040

U.S. HouseIn 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.txt
119 HR 1040 IH: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-02-06
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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 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 Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act .
2.
Repeal of inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits
(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
(1)
In general
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 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 increases
It 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.

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. 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.

Committees

H.R. 1040 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1040 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
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.

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.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUEVirginia16
CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC.Grassroots advocacy on the citizen's right to petition government.Virginia15

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SHANNON BENTON116
ROSALIE WYATT115

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUETREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE2026 second_quarter$5K2nd Quarter - Report
TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUETREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE2026 first_quarter$5K1st Quarter - Report
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
CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC.WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.2026 second_quarter2nd Quarter - Report
CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC.WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.2026 first_quarter1st Quarter - Report
CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC.WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.2025 fourth_quarter4th Quarter - Report
CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC.WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.2025 third_quarter3rd Quarter - Report
CITIZEN GUARDIAN, INC.WYATT CONSULTING GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.2025 second_quarter2nd 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.txt
TaxationAgriculture 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, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional 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]

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