Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Latest action · May 23, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
This bill prohibits the application of, and repeals 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 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Jan 16, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jan 16, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 23, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Referred 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.
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. 165, no. 87, May 23, 2019, page H4166.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1649 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Identical bill | May 23, 2019 |
| HR 4500 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 30, 2017 |
| HR 5866 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 4, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced 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.
