Ensure that cops, teachers, and firefighters do not face an unexpected tax bill on benefits restored by the Social Security Fairness Act.

Lance Gooden · Texas · Republican

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Earlier this year, I also introduced the No Tax on Restored Benefits Act. This bill ensures that cops, teachers, and firefighters do not face an unexpected tax bill on benefits restored by the Social Security Fairness Act.

Gooden says he introduced the No Tax on Restored Benefits Act to prevent an unexpected tax bill on restored benefits for public employees.

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introduced the No Tax on Restored Benefits Act, legislation to ensure public-sector retirees are not subject to an unexpected tax burden on benefits restored by the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA)

Gooden introduced legislation aimed at preventing public-sector retirees from owing unexpected taxes on retroactive Social Security Fairness Act benefits.

New Gooden Bill Cuts Taxes for Public-Sector Retirees | Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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Evidence

Congress.gov lists Rep. Lance Gooden as sponsor of H.R.7361, introduced 02/04/2026 and referred to House Ways and Means; status remains Introduced. The bill would amend IRC section 86(d) so SSFA-attributable benefits for months in 2025 are not treated as taxable Social Security benefits.

Gooden took concrete legislative action matching the promise, but the official tracker shows no passage/enactment and the latest action remains referral on February 4, 2026. No newer official action was found in the May 30-June 1 lookback, so delivery remains unresolved.

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H.R.7361 - No Tax on Restored Benefits Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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IRS guidance says Social Security back benefits paid in a current-year lump sum require including the taxable part in current-year income, even if the payment covers an earlier year; it offers a lump-sum election calculation, not a categorical exclusion.

The tax-bill risk the promise targets remains present under IRS guidance. Because Gooden's bill has not advanced beyond introduction, the promised protection has not been delivered as of June 1, 2026.

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Gooden materially advanced the promise by sponsoring H.R.7361, the No Tax on Restored Benefits Act, in the 119th Congress. The bill directly targets SSFA-restored 2025 benefits but remains only introduced and referred to House Ways and Means, with no passage or enactment. Because he is still in federal office and the measure remains pending rather than definitively failed, the promise is not delivered but remains unresolved, with credit for a serious same-term legislative effort.

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