Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001
Latest action · Feb 15, 2001 Referred jointly to the Committee on the Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2001
- Passed HouseFeb 13, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Makes the point of order described in (1) above inapplicable to the extent that a violation would result from an assumption in the resolution of an increase in outlays or decrease in revenue relative to the baseline underlying the resolution for social security or Medicare reform legislation. Makes the point of order described in (2) above inapplicable to social security or Medicare reform legislation. Establishes the levels of surplus for purposes of enforcing the preceding points of order. Authorizes a waiver or suspension of such points of order only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate.
Requires any Federal budget submitted by the President that recommends an on-budget surplus for any fiscal year that is less than the surplus of the Fund for such year to include a proposal for social security or Medicare reform legislation. Makes this Act inapplicable upon the enactment of social security and Medicare reform legislation. Defines "social security reform legislation" and "Medicare reform legislation" as a bill or joint resolution to save social security or Medicare, respectively, that specifies that it constitutes reform legislation.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 13 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed407–2 | Feb 13, 2001 |
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2001 to Feb 13, 2001; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Feb 8, 2001 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2001Re-referred Feb 13, 2001 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2001Re-referred Feb 13, 2001 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2001Discharged Feb 15, 2001 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2001 |
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2001 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2001Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 15, 2001Referred jointly to the Committee on the Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
- Feb 14, 2001Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 13, 2001Rereferred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Rereferred to change order of committees.)
- Feb 13, 2001Rereferred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 13, 2001Mr. Sessions moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 13, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H268-276)
- Feb 13, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2.
- Feb 13, 2001At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 13, 2001Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H277-278)
- Feb 13, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 2, 4 Present (Roll no. 13). (text: CR H268-269)
- Feb 13, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 13, 2001The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 8, 2001Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2001Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H656 | John Cooksey R-LA | Mar 7, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E214, E219 | Baron P. Hill D-IN, Jack Quinn R-NY | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E208 | Dennis Moore D-KS | Feb 26, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1542 | Frank H. Murkowski R-AK | Feb 15, 2001 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E185, E194, E200, H354, H380–H384 | Bob Riley R-AL, Danny K. Davis D-IL, John Shimkus R-IL, Nick Smith R-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 14, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 7
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-94 | RETIREMENT SECURITY AND DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS118 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 20, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-483 | YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY DEVELOPMENT244 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 16, 2002–May 23, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-72 | SOCIAL SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR WOMEN, SENIORS, AND WORKING AMERICANS184 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Feb 28, 2002–Mar 6, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-44 | MISLEADING MAILINGS TARGETED TO SENIORS201 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 26, 2001 |
| Serial No. 107-14 | FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS STRUCTURAL REFORM138 pages | Budget Committee | Jul 19, 2001 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a procedure to safeguard the combined surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001
- Popular Titles
- Social Security and Medicare Safeguard of Surpluses Lockbox bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Budget resolutions
- Budget surpluses
- Congress
- Congressional budget process
- Congressional publications
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional voting
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal budget process
- Federal budgets
- Federal receipts and expenditures
- Government trust funds
- Health
- House rules and procedure
- Legislation
- Legislative amendments
- Legislative resolutions
- Medicare
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Public debt
- Senate rules and procedure
- Social security finance
- Social Welfare
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2001Referral Instructions Senate
- Feb 14, 2001Referred in Senate
- Feb 13, 2001Engrossed in House
- Feb 8, 2001Introduced in House
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