HRES 170 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.

Introduced Mar 17, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 27, 2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

Progress

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IntroducedMar 17, 2005
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

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Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives information in his possession providing specific evidence for the following statement he made on February 16, 2005, at a meeting in Portsmith, New Hampshire: "And by the way, there is not a Social Security trust."

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2005 to Apr 14, 2005, with 36 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Mar 17, 2005
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-CA	Diane E. Watson	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-CA	George Miller	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Mar 17, 2005
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Mar 17, 2005

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Actions 8

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Apr 27, 2005Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
Apr 27, 2005Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 109-58.
Apr 25, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2005Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 1.
Apr 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1971-1972)

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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

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Mar 17, 2005Introduced in House

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