S. 1422 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1422 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2019Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To transfer revenues from the net investment income tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening the Medicare Trust Fund Act. 2. Transfer of net investment income tax revenues to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Section 1817(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(a)) is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; and, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) the taxes imposed by section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate based on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code. .