Seniors Protection Act of 2010
Latest action · Dec 8, 2010 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 254 - 153 (Roll no. 611).
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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Seniors Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to recipients of Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 611 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Failed254–153 | Dec 8, 2010 |
Cosponsors 158
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2010 to Dec 7, 2010; 84 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Aug 2, 2010 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2010Mr. Pomeroy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 8, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8094-8100; text of measure as introduced: CR H8094-8096)
- Dec 8, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5987.
- Dec 8, 2010At 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.
- Dec 8, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8107-8108)
- Dec 8, 2010Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 254 - 153 (Roll no. 611).
- Aug 2, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1530)
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2205 | Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA | Dec 18, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2140 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2119 | Rush Holt D-NJ | Dec 14, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8276 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL | Dec 9, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8093, H8094–H8101, H8244Text printed H8094–H8096Recorded votes H8107enact | Anthony D. Weiner D-NY, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Brian Higgins D-NY, Carolyn McCarthy D-NY, David Loebsack D-IA, Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Earl Pomeroy D-ND, Gene Green D-TX, James R. Langevin D-RI, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, Joe Courtney D-CT, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Kathy Castor D-FL, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Sam Johnson R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Kagen D-WI | Dec 8, 2010 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41488 | One-time Payment in Lieu of a Social Security COLA Archived | Report | Nov 12, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6294 | Social Security Safety Dividend Act | Related bill | Sep 30, 2010 |
| HR 6413 | To ensure that individuals who receive Social Security or certain other Federal benefits receive a one-time payment equal to 5 percent of the total annual amount of such benefit in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011. | Related bill | Nov 16, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other Federal benefits receive a one-time $250 payment in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Seniors Protection Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
