H.R. 567: Save Social Security Act of 2019
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H.R. 567: Save Social Security Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-15 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Save Social Security Act of 2019
Plain summary
Save Social Security Act of 2019 This bill modifies the requirements for Social Security payroll taxes and benefits to apply Social Security payroll taxes to annual income above $300,000, include earnings above $300,000 in the benefit formula, and increase to $100,000 the income threshold above which a portion of a taxpayer's Social Security benefits is included in gross income. (Under current law, Social Security payroll taxes apply to the first $132,900 of income in 2019 and a portion of benefits is included in the gross income of individuals with certain income that exceeds thresholds of $0, $25,000, or $32,000, depending on the individual's filing status.)
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Save Social Security Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · 0 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- 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-116hr567.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr567 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116