Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Latest action · Nov 30, 2017 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2017 to May 11, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 11, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 959 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
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