US Congress House Bill 2721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) Social Security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses. The form must be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year.

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017

Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

SB157 (Same As) 2017-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1 (Related) 2017-11-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2721/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2721/BILLS-115hr2721ih.pdf