HR 4144 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act

Introduced Dec 1, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Tammy Duckworth D-IL

Latest action · Dec 3, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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.

IntroducedDec 1, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income), including a special benefit for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment.

A refundable income tax credit is allowed for the first taxable year beginning in 2015 in an amount equal to $581 for certain eligible government retirees who do not receive such a payment.

The Internal Revenue Code is amended, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to:

eliminate the exemption from that limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal;
extend the limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; and
apply the limitation to all publicly-held corporations required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to register securities and provide periodic reports to their investors.

Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 1, 2015 to Nov 15, 2016; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NE	Brad Ashford	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-MN	Keith Ellison	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-FL	Patrick Murphy	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Dec 1, 2015
D-RI	David N. Cicilline		Dec 2, 2015
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Dec 2, 2015
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott		Dec 2, 2015
D-TN	Steve Cohen		Dec 2, 2015
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Dec 8, 2015
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick		Dec 8, 2015
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui		Dec 8, 2015
D-RI	James R. Langevin		Dec 8, 2015
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter		Dec 8, 2015
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Dec 8, 2015
D-MA	Niki Tsongas		Dec 8, 2015
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro		Dec 8, 2015
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman		Dec 9, 2015
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano		Dec 9, 2015
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez		Dec 9, 2015
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Dec 9, 2015
D-CA	Mark Takano		Dec 9, 2015
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Dec 9, 2015
D-MN	Richard M. Nolan		Dec 9, 2015
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Dec 10, 2015
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		Dec 10, 2015
D-CT	John B. Larson		Dec 10, 2015
D-NY	Brian Higgins		Dec 11, 2015
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		Dec 11, 2015
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Dec 11, 2015
D-HI	Mark Takai		Dec 11, 2015
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Dec 11, 2015
D-MA	William R. Keating		Dec 15, 2015
D-FL	Lois Frankel		Dec 17, 2015
D-IL	Bill Foster		Dec 18, 2015
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly		Dec 18, 2015
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Jan 7, 2016
D-CA	John Garamendi		Jan 7, 2016
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney		Jan 12, 2016
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Jan 12, 2016
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene		Jan 12, 2016
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries		Feb 9, 2016
D-NY	Paul Tonko		Feb 9, 2016
D-CA	Eric Swalwell		Feb 10, 2016
D-WA	Derek Kilmer		Feb 23, 2016
D-WA	Jim McDermott		Feb 23, 2016
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Mar 15, 2016
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Mar 15, 2016
D-CA	Ted Lieu		Apr 15, 2016
D-CT	Elizabeth H. Esty		Apr 18, 2016
D-TX	Gene Green		May 16, 2016
D-CA	Judy Chu		May 16, 2016
D-IL	Mike Quigley		May 16, 2016
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Jun 7, 2016
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Nov 15, 2016

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 Dec 1, 2015
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Dec 1, 2015
	Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee	Referred Dec 2, 2015
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Dec 1, 2015
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Dec 3, 2015

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Dec 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 1, 2015Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2015Referred 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: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution which gives Congress the authority to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Office thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 173, December 1, 2015, page H8860.

Related bills 3

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2251	SAVE Benefits Act	Related bill	Nov 5, 2015
HR 4140	SENIORS Act of 2015	Related bill	Dec 4, 2015
HR 6230	Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2016	Related bill	Oct 19, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, supplemental security income beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 1, 2015Introduced in House

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