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The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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The U.S. Senate approved a social security tax freeze maintaining the 1% payroll tax rate through 1947, with amendments for federal grants to the needy aged, blind, and dependent children. The bill returned to the House, where Rep. Knutson blocked efforts to send it to a conference committee.
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WASHINGTON, July 30. - (P) - The Senate approved a social security tax "freeze" today after adopting an amendment providing a sliding scale of federal grants for needy aged, the needy blind, and for dependent children.
The measure provides that throughout 1947 the social security payroll tax shall remain at the present rate of 1 per cent each on employees and employers. Unless the freeze is enacted, the tax will go up to 2 1/2 per cent each the first of the year.
The bill went back to the House, where it immediately bumped into trouble. Rep. Knutson (R.-Minn.) blocked an effort by Chairman Doughton (D.-N.C.) of the Ways and Means committee to send it to a House-Senate Conference committee for adjustment of the differences between the two houses.
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July 30
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senate approval with amendments; bill returned to house where rep. knutson blocked conference committee referral.
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The Senate approved a social security tax freeze maintaining the 1% payroll tax rate on employees and employers through 1947, after adopting an amendment for a sliding scale of federal grants for the needy aged, blind, and dependent children. Without the freeze, the tax would rise to 2.5% each starting January 1. The bill went back to the House, where Rep. Knutson blocked Chairman Doughton's effort to send it to a conference committee to resolve differences.