To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Social Security Administration to pay, upon the request of a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, the fees charged by any governmental authority associated with obtaining the birth certificate or state residence identification card in order to obtain a replacement Social Security card for such a person.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2015 to Jul 14, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Oct 1, 2015 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 1, 2015 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Oct 1, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Oct 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 143, October 1, 2015, page H6789.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2015Introduced 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.
