Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010
Latest action · Dec 8, 2010 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 267. (consideration: CR S8627-8628; text: CR S8627)
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.
- IntroducedNov 29, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, title II of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, to extend: (1) through 2011 the $250 economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits; and (2) through 2011 the special tax credit for certain government retirees.
Makes additional appropriations through FY2013 to cover such payments.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 267 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3985 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected53–45 | Dec 8, 2010 |
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 29, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Nov 29, 2010 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2010Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 267. (consideration: CR S8627-8628; text: CR S8627)
- Dec 6, 2010Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S8552)
- Dec 6, 2010Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8627-8628)
- Dec 6, 2010Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
- Nov 30, 2010Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
- Nov 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Nov 29, 2010Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8739, S8744, S8746, S8752, S8778 | Bernard Sanders I-VT, Mary L. Landrieu D-LA, Sherrod Brown D-OH | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8617, S8627, S8628Cloture motions S8627Recorded votes S8628cloture motion on motion to proceed | Al Franken D-MN (cloture motion), Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (cloture motion), Byron L. Dorgan D-ND (cloture motion), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (cloture motion), Debbie Stabenow D-MI (cloture motion), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV (cloture motion), Jack Reed D-RI (cloture motion), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (cloture motion), Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY (cloture motion), Mark Begich D-AK (cloture motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (cloture motion), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (cloture motion), Sherrod Brown D-OH (cloture motion), Tom Udall D-NM (cloture motion) | Dec 8, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8552Motions S8552Cloture motions S8552 | Al Franken D-MN (cloture motion), Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (cloture motion), Byron L. Dorgan D-ND (cloture motion), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (cloture motion), Debbie Stabenow D-MI (cloture motion), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV (cloture motion, motion), Jack Reed D-RI (cloture motion), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (cloture motion), Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY (cloture motion), Mark Begich D-AK (cloture motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (cloture motion), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (cloture motion), Sherrod Brown D-OH (cloture motion), Tom Udall D-NM (cloture motion) | Dec 6, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8363–S8365 | John Barrasso R-WY, Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Dec 2, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8258 | Harry Reid D-NV | Nov 30, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3976 | Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 | Identical bill | Nov 19, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Appropriations
- Computers and information technology
- Disability assistance
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Income tax credits
- Railroads
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Social Welfare
- Transportation employees
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2010Placed on Calendar Senate
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