Combined Social Security and Income Tax Annual Reporting Amendments of 1979
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Combined Social Security and Income Tax Annual Reporting Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Amendments to Title II of the Social Security Act - Sets forth procedures, under title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act for the crediting of an individual's income to calendar years instead of to specific calendar quarters as is now required. Establishes, for calendar year 1980, the sum of $250 as the amount of income which will be counted as a calendar quarter in the determination of eligibility for benefits. Allows credit for four such quarters per year. Sets forth a procedure for adjusting such amount in succeeding years based on changes in total wages paid in such years as compared to a designated base year. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, As Amended - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that an employer may deduct social security taxes from the remuneration paid an employee rendering services not in the course of the employer's trade or business even though the total remuneration paid the employee in the year by the employer is less than $100. Makes additional amendments to the Code to conform to the changes made by this Act to the Social Security Act. Title III: Conforming Amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to conform the provisions of such Act to the changes made by this Act to the Social Security Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 8, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 8, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RICHARD ICHORD (D-MO) introduced it on February 8, 1979, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 8, 1979, 17428 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17428 days ago, on February 8, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers