Religious Exemptions for Social Security and Healthcare Taxes Act
This bill allows taxpayers who have a religious objection to participation in the Social Security system a credit or refund of employment taxes deducted to fund benefits under such system.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit 
against tax, or refund of tax, for certain Federal insurance taxes for 
      employees who are members of religious faiths which oppose 
                    participation in such insurance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Exemptions for Social 
Security and Healthcare Taxes Act''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT OR REFUND OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INSURANCE TAXES FOR MEMBERS 
              OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6413 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Credit or Refunds of Certain Federal Insurance Taxes for 
Members of Certain Religious Faiths.--
            ``(1) In general.--An employee who receives wages with 
        respect to which the tax imposed by section 3101 is deducted 
        during a taxable year for which an authorization granted under 
        this subsection applies shall be entitled (subject to the 
        provisions of section 31(b)) to a credit or refund of the 
        amount of tax so deducted.
            ``(2) Authorization for credit or refund.--Any individual 
        may file an application for authorization under this subsection 
        if he is an individual described in the first sentence of 
        section 1402(g)(1). Rules similar to the rules of 1402(g)(1) 
        shall apply to the granting of such authorization and rules 
        similar to section 1402(g)(2) shall apply with respect to the 
        period for which such authorization is in effect.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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Religious Exemptions for Social Security and Healthcare Taxes Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit against tax, or refund of tax, for certain Federal insurance taxes for employees who are members of religious faiths which oppose participation in such insurance.
Religious Exemptions for Social Security and Healthcare Taxes Act
Rep. Gibbs, Bob