Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act
Latest action · Sep 28, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6976-6977)
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require allocations to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund equal to: (1) 2.65% of the amount of wages and self-employment income paid between December 31, 2015, and January 1, 2021; and (2) 1.80% of wages and self-employment income paid after December 31, 2020.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2015 to Oct 5, 2015; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Oct 5, 2015 |
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 Sep 28, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6976-6977)
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3621 | Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act | Identical bill | Sep 28, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure that Social Security contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
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