I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5779 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the 
amount of wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2008 
Mr. WEXLER 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 impose 
a tax on the amount of wages in excess of the contribu-
tion and benefit base, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Forever 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. TAX IMPOSED ON WAGES IN EXCESS OF CONTRIBU-
TION AND BENEFIT BASE. 
(a) TAX ON EMPLOYEES.—Section 3101 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax) is 
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by imposed on every employer an excise tax, with respect 
to having individuals in his employ, equal to 3 percent of 
the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(1) the compensation (determined without re-
gard to section 3231(e)(2)) paid during any calendar 
year by such employer for services rendered to such 
employer, over 
‘‘(2) so much of such compensation as does not 
exceed the contribution and benefit base, as deter-
mined under section 230 of the Social Security Act 
for such calendar year.’’. 
(d) TAX ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.—Section 
1401 of such Code (relating to rate of tax) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) WAGES RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF CONTRIBU-
TION AND BENEFIT BASE.—In addition to the taxes im-
posed by subsections (a) and (b) and notwithstanding sub-
section (c), there shall be imposed for each taxable year, 
on the self-employment income of every individual, a tax 
equal to 6 percent of the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(1) the self-employment income for such tax-
able year, over 
‘‘(2) so much of such self-employment income 
as does not exceed the contribution and benefit base, 
as determined under section 230 of the Social Secu-
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rity Act, which is effective for the calendar year in 
which such taxable year begins.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 24(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘(other than 
subsection (d) thereof)’’ after ‘‘3101’’, and 
(B) in clause (ii) by inserting ‘‘(other than 
subsection (d) thereof)’’ after ‘‘1401’’. 
(2) Section 45B(b)(1) of such Code is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection (d) thereof)’’ 
after ‘‘section 3111’’. 
(3) Section 406(b)(2)(B) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection (d) 
thereof)’’ after ‘‘3101’’. 
(4) Section 3121(l)(1)(A) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘sections 3101 and 3111’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 3101 (other than subsection (d) 
thereof) and 3111 (other than subsection (d) there-
of)’’. 
(5) Section 6051(a)(6) of such Code is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(stated separately with respect to the 
taxes imposed by subsections (a), (b), and (d) there-
of)’’ after ‘‘section 3101’’. 
(6) Section 6053(b) of such Code is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘section 3101 or section 
3201’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3101 (without re-
gard to subsection (d) thereof) or section 3201 
(without regard to subsection (d) thereof)’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘with respect to sections 
3101(a) and (b) and 3201(a) and (b)’’ after 
‘‘as the case may be’’ the second place it ap-
pears. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to remuneration paid after 
December 31, 2008. 
(2) SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (d) shall apply to taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2008. 
SEC. 3. SIGNATURES ON TREASURY SECURITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 31 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3131. Signatures on obligations issued or guaran-
teed under this chapter 
‘‘Every obligation issued or guaranteed under the au-
thority of this chapter shall bear a facsimile of the signa-
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tures of the President of the United States and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 3130 the following new 
item: 
‘‘3131. Signatures on obligations issued or guaranteed under this chapter.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after 3 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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