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Has Gabe Evans backed efforts to make Social Security tax-free?

Matches stated direction. He voted for H.R. 1, which adds a $6,000 deduction for people 65 and older through 2028 but does not change how Social Security benefits are taxed.

Gabe Evans

Seniors: taxes on Social Security

Matches stated direction

What they say

His office says he supports efforts to make Social Security tax-free.

“We must protect Social Security and I support efforts to make Social Security tax-free.”

What the record shows ·

He voted for H.R. 1, now Public Law 119-21. Section 70103 adds a 6,000 dollar deduction for each taxpayer 65 or older, for tax years before 2029, phased down above 75,000 dollars of income (150,000 joint). It does not change how Social Security benefits are taxed. None of the 262 measures he had cosponsored by October 1, 2026 would, by its title, end the tax on benefits.

Limit: The deduction lowers tax for many older people, including on benefits, but it is tied to age, not to Social Security, and ends after 2028. It is a step the way he says, not a tax-free benefit.

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  1. Seniorshttps://gabeevans.house.gov/issues/seniors

    Office of Rep. Gabe Evans · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Issue page. Undated.

    official office record

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  2. Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1, 2025 reconciliation act)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    GovInfo · Published Jul 4, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 70103 adds a $6,000 deduction for each taxpayer 65 or older for tax years before 2029, phased down above $75,000 of income ($150,000 joint). Section 71119 requires states to set Medicaid community engagement (work) requirements for certain adults.

    official legislative record

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  3. Roll Call 190, H.R. 1 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Motion to concur in the Senate amendment, July 3, 2025, 218 to 214. Evans (CO) Aye.

    official legislative record

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  4. Gabe Evans, member profilehttps://www.congress.gov/member/gabe-evans/E000300

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Representative for Colorado's 8th District, Republican, serving since 2025 in the 119th Congress; 27 sponsored measures as of October 1, 2026.

    official legislative record

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