Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2015 [HB-2976]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Insurance ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Social Security Act (SSAct), and other federal laws (including provisions concerning workers' compensation, retirement benefits, disability and death benefits, insurance, inheritances, or immigration) to replace: (1) references to "wife" or "husband" with references to "spouse"; and (2) references to "husband and wife" or "husband or wife" with references to "married couple" or " married person." For purposes of federal laws or regulations, "marriage"
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HB-2976: Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/08/2015
Recidivism Reduction Act [HB-2806]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Social Security ]
[Crime ]
Recidivism Reduction Act Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the reinstatement upon release of an otherwise eligible disabled inmate for SSI benefits which were terminated because of the inmate's incarceration in a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility for a period of 12 or more consecutive months. Requires automatic reinstatement of the benefit eligibility under SSAct title XVI upon discharge or release of an individual who has become
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HB-2806: Recidivism Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/19/2015
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement. [HB-2782]
[Social Security ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement, and (2) the treatment of delayed retirement in cases of simultaneous entitlement to OASDI benefits and widow's or widower's insurance benefits.
HB-2782: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/24/2015
You have voted HB-2782: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement..
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. [HB-2781]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits. Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability.
HB-2781: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/23/2015
You have voted HB-2781: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age..
You have voted HB-2780: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce..
HB-2779: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/22/2015
You have voted HB-2779: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability..
Social Security Integrity Act of 2015 [HB-2777]
[Social Security ]
Social Security Integrity Act of 2015 This bill directs the Commissioner of Social Security to implement all of the recommendations described in the memorandum from the Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration entitled "Numberholders Age 112 or Older Who Did Not Have a Death Entry on the Numident (A-06-14-34030)" and dated March 4, 2015.
HB-2777: Social Security Integrity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/23/2015
Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act [HB-2774]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to overpayments to prohibit the recovery of overpayments through tax refund offsets or by any other means with respect to any overpayment to a person who had not attained the age of 18 at the time the payment was made. Reduction in Social Security benefits under the earnings test may not apply to the earnings of an individual in any month in which he or she is entitled to a child's insurance benefit.
HB-2774: Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/22/2015
Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 [HB-2504]
[Crime ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to prohibit from receiving benefits under those titles any individual who is the subject of: (1) an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony, or (2) an outstanding arrest warrant for violating a condition of prohibition or parole imposed under federal or state law. Directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to
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HB-2504: Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/03/2015
FairTax Act of 2015 [HB-25]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Poverty ]
FairTax Act of 2015 This bill is a tax reform proposal that imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2017, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property, for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government
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HB-25: FairTax Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. [HB-2389]
[Taxes ]
[Immigration ]
[Social Security ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to an alien who has been granted deferred action from removal in any taxable year in which such alien was not lawfully present in the United States or not authorized to work. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide the Internal Revenue Service with information on social security account numbers granted to aliens under
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HB-2389: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Introduced In House on 05/15/2015
You have voted HB-2389: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit..
Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act [HB-2359]
[Social Security ]
[Crime ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to authorize the Social Security Administration (SSA) to disqualify or suspend immediately from appearing as a claimant representative before it any individual who has been convicted of a felony in a federal or state court, or, in the case of an attorney, upon the individual's disbarment from any court or bar to which he or she was previously admitted to practice. Amends SSAct
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HB-2359: Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/01/2015
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 [HB-2265]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Unemployment ]
[Military ]
VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2018 the work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified veteran (defined as an unemployed veteran who is certified as being a member of a family receiving food stamp assistance and who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability), (2) revise tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation, and (3) extend the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit
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HB-2265: VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/12/2015
Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-2169]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2015 Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to submit an annual budget estimate of the Social Security Administration (SSA) (instead of a budget) directly to Congress and the President (instead of first to the President, who would submit it to Congress). Revises requirements for the general contents of the SSA budget, requiring inclusion of the number of cases pending at each hearing office and the average processing time. Prohibits
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HB-2169: Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 05/18/2015
Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 [HB-2025]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state. Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI benefit applicant and an insured individual were validly married in a jurisdiction other than a state at the time the applicant files a benefit application or, if the insured individual is dead, at the time the individual died. Waives
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HB-2025: Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/12/2015
Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act [HB-2003]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to: (1) provide information on all deceased individuals that is furnished to or maintained by SSA, subject to appropriate safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure, to federal or state agencies providing benefits or administering a federal program; and (2) provide for the use of such information by federal agencies to operate the Do Not Pay
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HB-2003: Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 04/23/2015
No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015 [HB-1996]
[Immigration ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from assigning a Social Security account number to any individual who receives deferred action on removal in accordance with certain Department of Homeland Security memoranda dated June 15, 2012 and November 20, 2014, and who would be subject to removal but for such memoranda. Prohibits the payment of OASDI benefits to such individuals.
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HB-1996: No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 05/11/2015
FAIR Social Security Act Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act [HB-1984]
[Social Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
FAIR Social Security Act Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act This bill repeals the cap on the amount of income ($118,500 in 2015) that is subject to the employment or self-employment tax for funding social security benefits. The bill also reallocates employment and self-employment tax revenues to increase Social Security Trust Fund solvency. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor must prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates
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HB-1984: FAIR Social Security Act Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2015 [HB-1983]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social Security trust funds) from being included in the federal budget baseline for any fiscal year and from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of offsetting any tax decrease or spending
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HB-1983: Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 05/11/2015
Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [HB-191]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill shifts from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to parole an alien temporarily into the United States, on a case-by-case basis, and in the Secretary's sole discretion, for an urgent humanitarian reasons or for another reason strictly in the public interest. A humanitarian parole is limited to: a medical emergency or organ or tissue donation in certain circumstances; or a situation in which a close family member in the United States is dying and the alien could
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HB-191: Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015