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97th Congress · 1981–1983
H.R. 1978
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that social security taxes and income tax withholding sh…
House
Latest action: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security. · February 25, 1981 Understand the measure
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Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Recorded February 25, 1981, as the clerk wrote it
Official title
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that social security taxes and income tax withholding shall not apply to certain chore service performed under a State program designed to assist the elderly and the handicapped.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-97-hr1978- Permanent link
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- Last checked
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AP style
Vote Files, "H.R. 1978 (97th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that social security taxes and income tax withholding shall not apply to certain chore service performed under a State program designed to assist the elderly …," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-hr1978
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 1978 (97th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that social security taxes and income tax withholding shall not apply to certain chore service performed under a State program designed to assist the elderly … [Bill record]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-hr1978
Chicago
Vote Files. "H.R. 1978 (97th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that social security taxes and income tax withholding shall not apply to certain chore service performed under a State program designed to assist the elderly …." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-hr1978.
BibTeX
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title = {{H.R. 1978 (97th Congress): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that social security taxes and income tax withholding shall not apply to certain chore service performed under a State program designed to assist the elderly …}},
year = {2026},
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note = {Reference number bill-97-hr1978; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1978; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 15, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-hr1978
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On the record
No recorded vote
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