HR 2590 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Seniors Protection Act of 2011

Introduced Jul 19, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Joseph Crowley D-NY

Latest action · Jul 20, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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 19, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Seniors Protection Act of 2011 - 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.

Allows a tax credit for $250 ($500 in the case of a joint return if both spouses are eligible) for certain federal, state, and territorial retirees.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 19, 2011.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-OR	David Wu	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-IL	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-GA	John Lewis	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-CA	Sam Farr	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell	Original	Jul 19, 2011
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch	Original	Jul 19, 2011

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 19, 2011
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Jul 19, 2011
	Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee	Referred Jul 20, 2011
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Jul 19, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 20, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 19, 2011Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2011Referred 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.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Section 8--Powers of Congress The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5239.

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2711	Supporting Our Seniors COLA Act of 2011	Related bill	Sep 23, 2011
HR 3758	Social Security Safety Dividend Act	Related bill	Jan 3, 2012

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, as well as Federal, State, and local government retirees, receive a one-time $250 payment due to there being no cost-of-living adjustment in 2011.
Short Titles as Introduced: Seniors Protection Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 19, 2011Introduced in House

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