Middle Class Success Act
Latest action · Jan 25, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S128)
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Middle Class Success Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) support middle class tax relief; (2) help families afford the cost of college and improve opportunities for a secure retirement; (3) invest in infrastructure and other measures to create good, well-paying jobs; (4) help ensure that families have access to affordable child and elder care; (5) preserve and improve affordable health care; (6) ensure that all workers earn enough to meet basic living standards and do not live in poverty; (7) ensure that tax dollars do not support companies that break the law or mistreat their workers; (8) keep Social Security's promise and block proposals to privatize the program; (9) ensure that families have access to a healthy and clean environment, including access to safe drinking water; (10) ensure that workers can secure representation without employer obstruction; (11) ensure that our streets and communities are safe; and (12) address the serious housing problems facing many American families.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 25, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jan 25, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S128)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Text printed S128 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Jan 25, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to help middle class families succeed.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Middle Class Success Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Adult day care
- Aging
- Child care and development
- Crime prevention
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Housing supply and affordability
- Income tax rates
- Infrastructure development
- Labor-management relations
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Student aid and college costs
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in Senate
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.
