S. 1558 - Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act
Taxation. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Bernard Sanders
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act
S. 1558 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.
- Other Titles
- Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act
- Sponsor
- Bernard Sanders
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Taxation
- Employment taxes
- Self-employed
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Wages and earnings
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 9/14/2011 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 9/14/2011 9/14/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Ayotte | R | NH | $13,750 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $8,500 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $11,000 | $0 |
| Michael F. Bennet | D | CO | $10,500 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | $11,650 | $0 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| John Boozman | R | AR | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,324,896 | $0 |
| Scott P. Brown | R | MA | $0 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $415,159 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $250 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $87,721 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $5,500 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $2,000 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $7,750 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Coats | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $78,154 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $1,000 | $0 |
| Christopher A. Coons | D | DE | $4,500 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $2,500 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $212,449 | $0 |
| Al Franken | D | MN | $7,487 | $0 |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | NY | $1,298,784 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $2,000 | $0 |
| Kay R. Hagan | D | NC | $626,987 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $7,250 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $1,000 | $0 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| John Hoeven | R | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $250 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $7,000 | $0 |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $74,474 | $0 |
| Mark Kirk | R | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $228,766 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $141,447 | $0 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $4,500 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $3,900 | $0 |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Manchin, III | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $1,200,615 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $1,000 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $4,250 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $4,551 | $0 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $94,108 | $0 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $463,340 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $2,000 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $11,000 | $0 |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $1,000 | $0 |
| Rob Portman | R | OH | $1,500 | $0 |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $2,000 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $2,400 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $10,755 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $500 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $2,000 | $0 |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $5,225 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $1,625 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $977,454 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $3,000 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $373,105 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $195,951 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Toomey | R | PA | $500 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $8,250 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $11,000 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Mark R. Warner | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $2,000 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $2,000 | $0 |
