Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 23, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2013 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a point of order against consideration of any: (1) budget resolution that sets forth totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Social Security Trust Funds that are less than the totals of the Social Security Trust Funds for that fiscal year as calculated in accordance with a current services baseline, or (2) spending or tax legislation that would cause any totals to be less than the Funds totals for the covered fiscal year.
Makes the point of order described in (2) above inapplicable to Social Security reform legislation.
Requires any federal budget submitted by the President that recommends totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Funds that are less than the totals of the Funds for that fiscal year to include a detailed proposal for Social Security reform legislation. Makes this Act inapplicable upon the enactment of such legislation. Defines "Social Security reform legislation" as a bill or joint resolution to save Social Security that specifies that it constitutes reform legislation.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jan 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-342 | CURRENT PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING BILLS128 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 20, 2013 |
| Serial No. 113-7 | OVERSIGHT HEARING TITLED ``AMERICA'S MINERAL RESOURCES: CREATING MINING AND MANUFACTURING JOBS AND SECURING AMERICA''; AND LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1063, H.R. 687, H.R. 697, H.R. 761, H.R. 767, H.R. 957, AND H.R. 981117 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 21, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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