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 Spreadsheet

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

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 17, 2005
  2. 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; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 17, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMar 17, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonApr 5, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerApr 5, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 14, 2005

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 17, 2005Markup Apr 25, 2005Reported Apr 27, 2005

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2005Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 109-58.
  2. Apr 27, 2005Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
  3. Apr 25, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Apr 25, 2005Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 1.
  5. Apr 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1971-1972)
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 H1971Dennis J. Kucinich D-OHApr 14, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H1787Dennis J. Kucinich D-OHApr 6, 2005

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40879Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 ArchivedReportNov 9, 2017

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
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.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2005Reported in House
  2. Mar 17, 2005Introduced in House

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