H.R. 2708: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011
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H.R. 2708: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-29 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011
Plain summary
Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxes on employment and self-employment compensation, to repeal the limit on the amount of compensation subject to such taxes (i.e., the contribution and benefit base, currently $106,800 in 2011).
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Official text
Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2708.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2708 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112