Working Americans Gainful Employment (WAGE) Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 25, 1999)
Working Americans Gainful Employment (WAGE) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax on employees and the tax on self-employment income under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA tax), to require the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe annually a rate for the social security retirement taxes which shall apply in lieu of the otherwise applicable rate to remuneration received in the succeeding calendar year. Requires such FICA tax rate to be the rate estimated by the Secretary to reduce revenues to the United States during such year in an amount equal to the Federal budget surplus for the fiscal year ending during the preceding calendar year, subject to adjustments to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the actual revenue reductions.
Declares that any change in budget authority, outlays, or receipts resulting from this Act shall not be considered for purposes of calculating the deficit increase for any year under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman- Hollings Act).
What just happenedApr 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 25, 1999
- Apr 6, 1999CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social Security Subcommittee - Mar 25, 1999IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Budget Committee - Mar 25, 1999IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 25, 1999IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 25, 1999IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 1999IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House