Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Latest action · Nov 4, 2021 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.
- IntroducedNov 4, 2021
- 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 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2021 to Dec 9, 2021; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Dec 9, 2021 |
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 Nov 4, 2021 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2021 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Nov 4, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 4, 2021Referred 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.
- Nov 4, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 194, November 4, 2021, page H6208.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2991 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Reintroduction of | May 23, 2019 |
| S 3177 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Identical bill | Nov 4, 2021 |
| HR 5480 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| S 5532 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 24, 2026 |
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.
- Nov 4, 2021Introduced 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.
