# 119-hr-2266: RETIREES FIRST Act

119-hr-2266, RETIREES FIRST Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2266
- Congress: 119
- Title: RETIREES FIRST Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## Summary

**Reduce taxable Social Security for many retirees**. The RETIREES FIRST Act would raise the income cutoffs used to decide how much Social Security benefits count as taxable income and redirect non-security discretionary spending to cover that relief. - Seniors and retirees: The bill would raise the base amounts used to determine taxable Social Security to $34,000 for an individual and $68,000 for a joint return. These new thresholds would be adjusted for inflation and apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. - Trust funds: The law would require appropriations to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement trust funds equal to any reduction in transfers caused by the change so those trust funds are made whole. - Federal spending and annual reports: Starting in fiscal year 2027, the bill would rescind non-security discretionary appropriations each year on a pro rata basis equal to the total cost of the tax change, exclude security-category funds, and require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish an annual report beginning January 1, 2028 detailing those rescissions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep Social Security trust funds whole: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would pay each year into Social Security and Railroad Retirement trust funds. The payment would equal any drop in transfers caused by the bill’s tax changes. This would aim to protect program funding and keep checks flowing as scheduled.
- Lower taxes on Social Security benefits: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would raise the income thresholds for taxing Social Security. Up to 85% of benefits could still be taxed, but only above higher base amounts. New base amounts: $34,000 for single filers and $68,000 for joint filers. Married filing separately who lived with a spouse would have a $0…
- Annual cuts to non-defense programs: cost, high. Starting in fiscal year 2027, the bill would rescind money from non-defense discretionary programs each year. The annual cut would equal the estimated reduction in transfers to Social Security and Railroad Retirement funds caused by the tax changes, taken pro rata after annual appropriations are se…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2266 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2266)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2266 (as of 2026-08-29).