HR 4910 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004

Introduced Jul 22, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD

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Latest action · Aug 3, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 22, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit increases in the monthly Medicare premium, including the Medicare Advantage prescription drug program premium, to 25 percent of any Social Security cost of living increase.

Cosponsors 116

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2004 to Nov 20, 2004; 79 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalJul 22, 2004
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-LAChristopher JohnOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-WIDavid R. ObeyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-FLJim DavisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-GAJim MarshallOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-KYKen LucasOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CALois CappsOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ARMike RossOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJul 22, 2004
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJul 22, 2004
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnSep 15, 2004
D-AZEd PastorSep 15, 2004
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelSep 15, 2004
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 15, 2004
D-FLRobert WexlerSep 15, 2004
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Sep 23, 2004
D-MAJohn F. TierneySep 23, 2004
D-HINeil AbercrombieSep 23, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 23, 2004
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOct 4, 2004
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 4, 2004
D-TXJim TurnerOct 4, 2004
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOct 4, 2004
D-ILRahm EmanuelOct 4, 2004
D-MABarney FrankOct 5, 2004
D-TXChris BellOct 5, 2004
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOct 5, 2004
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOct 5, 2004
D-NYGary L. AckermanOct 5, 2004
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOct 5, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 5, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenOct 6, 2004
D-INJulia CarsonOct 6, 2004
D-CALinda T. SánchezOct 6, 2004
D-OHMarcy KapturOct 6, 2004
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOct 6, 2004
D-PAChaka FattahOct 7, 2004
D-NYEliot L. EngelOct 7, 2004
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOct 7, 2004
D-MORichard A. GephardtOct 7, 2004
D-MAStephen F. LynchOct 7, 2004
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 8, 2004
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOct 8, 2004
D-VARick BoucherOct 8, 2004
D-WITammy BaldwinOct 8, 2004
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 9, 2004
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsNov 20, 2004

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2004
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 22, 2004
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jul 22, 2004
Social Security Subcommittee
Referred Aug 3, 2004

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 3, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  2. Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House
  3. Jul 22, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6689)
  4. Jul 22, 2004Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  5. Jul 22, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6689Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SDJul 22, 2004

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2754Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004Related billJul 22, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA).
Short Titles as Introduced
Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2004

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House

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