Social Security And Elderly Assistance
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [HB-1811]
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
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GRIDD Act of 2015 Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2015 [HB-1800]
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[Disabilities ]
GRIDD Act of 2015 Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2015 The Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe rules and regulations that update medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/21/2015
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Promoting Opportunity through Informed Choice Act [HB-1795]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Promoting Opportunity through Informed Choice Act Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to make on-line tools publicly available through the Social Security Administration website to allow all individuals eligible for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI of the Social Security Act to assess the impact of earnings on their eligibility for, and amount of, benefits received through federal and state benefit programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Johnson
Introduced In House on 04/15/2015
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Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1756]
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Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for computation of the primary insurance amount (PIA, or the monthly benefit amount payable to a worker upon retirement at full retirement age or upon entitlement to disability benefits), increasing the special minimum benefit for certain earners based on years in the workforce and a specified percentage of 1/12th of the poverty guideline for the previous calendar year. Prescribes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/21/2015
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No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2015 [HB-1716]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income any wages earned for services by aliens performed in the United States, and self-employment income derived from a trade or business conducted in the United States, while the alien was not authorized to be so employed or to perform a function or service in such a trade or business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/14/2015
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Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act [HB-164]
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[Veterans ]
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Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act Requires the following to take equal priority over all other federally incurred obligations in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit: (1) the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public; (2) the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/27/2015
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Social Security Commission Act of 2015 [HB-1578]
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Social Security Commission Act of 2015 Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency to make recommendations to Congress, including proposed legislation, for achieving solvency in the Social Security trust funds for a period of at least 75 years. Requires expedited consideration of any proposed legislation approving Commission recommendations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/07/2015
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Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act [HB-1520]
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[Investments ]
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of Social Security taxes collected, as well as the aggregate increase in certain tax liabilities, over the sum of benefits paid. Establishes in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund a Medicare Surplus Protection Account to hold
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Walberg
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/01/2015
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Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1474]
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Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to issue a new Social Security number to a child who has not attained the age of 14 in cases where confidentiality has been compromised: by reason of theft of related documentation, or by reason of public disclosure of information regarding deceased individuals that includes such number by mistake.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenny Marchant
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/26/2015
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Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [HB-1439]
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[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
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Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA), to be headed by the Deputy SSA Commissioner. Entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the first month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. Qualifies for such a benefit payment any individual who:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/19/2015
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Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-1419]
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Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to appropriate from the Social Security Trust Funds to the Social Security Administration for each fiscal year beginning FY2016 amounts for specified fraud and error prevention activities. Prescribes a formula for the calculation of such amounts, which include fines and civil monetary penalties recovered. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) report to Congress and the Office of Management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/27/2015
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Social Security and Marriage Equality Act [HB-1404]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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Social Security and Marriage Equality Act 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/27/2015
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Let Seniors Work Act of 2015 [HB-1395]
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Let Seniors Work Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, and (2) remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron DeSantis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/18/2015
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Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1391]
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Social Security 2100 Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: increase the primary insurance amount formula factor from 90% to 93% for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2016; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to increase the gross income threshold for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2015
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Alex's Law [HB-1366]
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Alex's Law Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase the age for retirement to 70 and the early retirement age to 65 as of January 1, 2069. Revises requirements accordingly for calculation of the first and the second retirement age increase factors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/19/2015
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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act [HB-1314]
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[Agriculture ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Pensions ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act TITLE I--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017. The bill revises procedures for implementing the sequester of direct spending, which is required under current law and involves cuts that interact with discretionary spending levels. The bill requires the sequester to take place in FY2016 and FY2017 as if the amendments that this bill makes to the discretionary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Presented To President. on 11/02/2015
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No Amnesty Tax Refunds For Illegals Act [HB-1298]
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[Immigration ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
No Amnesty Tax Refunds For Illegals Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to a taxpayer to whom a social security number was issued after the close of the taxable year for which such credit is being claimed, unless the taxpayer can demonstrate citizenship or lawful presence in the United States and eligibility for such social security number in such taxable year. Requires tax return preparers to obtain from such a taxpayer social security and immigration status information relating to eligibility for such credit.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Introduced In House on 03/04/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the retroactive claim of the earned income tax credit after issuance of a social security number. [HB-1223]
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the retroactive claim of the earned income tax credit after issuance of a social security number. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to a taxpayer to whom a social security number was issued after the close of the taxable year for which the credit is being claimed, unless such taxpayer can demonstrate eligibility for the social security number in such taxable year. A valid social security number is required to claim the earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Introduced In House on 03/03/2015
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to restore the 10 year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset, and for other purposes. [HB-112]
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[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to restore the 10 year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset, and for other purposes. This bill restores a 10-year statute of limitations for the collection of debts by administrative offset. An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt, and this bill prohibits the procedure from being used for claims that have been outstanding for more than 10 years. The bill prohibits the Social Security Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/22/2015
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To protect the Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt limit, and for other purposes. [HB-111]
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To protect the Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt limit, and for other purposes. Prohibits disinvestment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts from public debt obligations, any refraining from making such investments, or any delay in making normal deposits in such Trust Funds for public debt limit-related purposes. Authorizes, with certain conditions, the sale of Trust Fund public debt obligations for
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Sponsored by: Rep. J. Randy Forbes
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015