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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7361

Introduced

No Tax on Restored Benefits Act

Sponsor
RLance Gooden· Texas
Introduced
February 4, 2026
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.February 4, 2026

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7361 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7361 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain benefits received by reason of the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Gooden (for himself and Ms. Pingree) 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 exclude from gross income certain benefits received by reason of the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax on Restored Benefits Act''. SEC. 2. GROSS INCOME EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. Section 86(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(6) Special rule for certain benefits attributable to social security fairness act of 2023.--The term `social security benefit' shall not include so much of any payment to an individual of a monthly insurance benefit under title II of the Social Security Act as-- ``(A) is attributable to the amendments made to such title by the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, and ``(B) is related to such benefits paid to the individual for months beginning after December 31, 2024, and ending before January 1, 2026.''. <all>

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