Social Security And Elderly Assistance
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No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act [HB-5907]
[Student Loans ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Prohibits administrative offsets that use an individual's Social Security benefits to pay a federal student loan debt. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
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Clergy Act of 2020 [HB-5904]
[Religion ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes.
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Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2019 [HB-5815]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
Directs the Social Security Administration to increase an individual's monthly Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefit amount in accordance with the locality-based comparability payment rate applicable to the federal locality-pay area in which the individual resides.
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Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2020 [HB-5672]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To establish the Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security, and for other purposes.
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Double Dip Elimination Act [HB-5576]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, and for other purposes.
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No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2020 [HB-5577]
[Immigration ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States.
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Social Security Equity Act of 2019 [HB-5529]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to expand the exception to the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage.
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SENIOR CARE Act Supporting and Empowering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act [HB-5429]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Expands eligibility for the Medicaid Ticket to Work Program to include individuals who are 65 years of age or older. (Under the current program, states may establish a Medicaid buy-in option for working individuals with disabilities whose income exceeds the customary limits and who are between the ages of 16 and 64.)
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Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019 [HB-5392]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to make various reforms to Social Security, and for other purposes.
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Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2019 [HB-5380]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into agreements with States to share data related to individuals subject to guardianship, and for other purposes.
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SENIOR CARE Act Supporting and Empowering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act [S.3010]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Expands eligibility for the Medicaid Ticket to Work Program to include individuals who are 65 years of age or older. (Under the current program, states may establish a Medicaid buy-in option for working individuals with disabilities whose income exceeds the customary limits and who are between the ages of 16 and 64.)
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Know Your Social Security Act of 2019 [HB-5306]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements.
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Know Your Social Security Act [S.2989]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements.
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Refugee Protection Act of 2019 [S.2936]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
A bill to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes.
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Refugee Protection Act of 2019 [HB-5210]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes.
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Transportation Equity Act [HB-5152]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Poverty ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to reimburse certain public transportation agencies that provide free unlimited transportation passes to specified individuals. Individuals eligible to receive a pass are (1) persons who are 60 years or older, (2) persons with disabilities, (3) persons in receipt of means-tested benefits, (4) persons whose income is 300% or less of the poverty line, (5) the spouse or unmarried dependent of any person in the previous four categories.
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Debt Ceiling Alternative Act [HB-5083]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Social Security ]
Establishes requirements and authorities for notifying Congress, issuing bonds, proposing rescissions, and selling assets if the debt limit will be reached. The Department of the Treasury must notify Congress if it estimates that the U.S. debt will reach the statutory debt limit during a quarter. After Congress is notified, Treasury must issue bonds that (1) have an interest rate linked to the nominal gross domestic product of the United States, (2) may only be used to pay the principal and interest on obligations of the United States held by the
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Debt Solution and Accountability Act [HB-3946]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress a debt report and a statement of intent within 60 days of an increase in the public debt limit. The debt report must include the historic, current, and projected levels of debt; the drivers and composition of future debt; and how the United States will meet debt obligations. The statement of intent must include a detailed explanation of proposals of the President to reduce the debt; the impact the increased debt limit will have on future government spending, debt service, and the position
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Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2019 [HB-4854]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update and improve eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.
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Youth Tax Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-4728]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain income as earned income for purposes of the taxation of the unearned income of certain children (i.e., the kiddie tax). Such income includes (1) distributions from qualified disability trusts, (2) certain military survivor benefits, (3) certain first responder survivor benefits, (4) certain Indian tribal payments, (5) certain scholarships or fellowship grants, (6) Alaska permanent fund dividends, and (7) Social Security benefits. Treating such income as earned income allows it to be taxed at lower
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