Social Security And Elderly Assistance

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US Congress 116th Congress

Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2019 [HB-3966] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ] [Social Security ] [Air Quality ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ]
Imposes excise taxes on fossil fuels and fluorinated greenhouse gases and uses revenues from such taxes to reduce social security taxes. The bill annually increases funding beginning in FY2020 for the low-income home energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons. It also directs the Social Security Administration to distribute to Social Security retirement beneficiaries 10% of environmental tax revenues beginning in FY2020. The bill imposes taxes on (1) the manufacturer, producer, or importer of coal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 07/26/2019

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Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 [HB-4675] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/16/2019

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American Future Healthcare Act of 2019 [HB-4651] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Senior Citizens ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to repeal the requirement that an individual making a tax deductible contribution to an HSA be covered by a high deductible health care plan; increase the maximum HSA contribution level; allow Medicare eligible individuals to contribute to an HSA; allow HSAs to be used to purchase health insurance; provide a cost-of-living adjustment for the limits on additional contributions for individuals 55 or older (catch-up contributions); require the cost-of-living adjustments (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Introduced In House on 10/11/2019

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Notch Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-4570] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum Introduced In House on 09/27/2019

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Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act [HB-4540] [Social Security ] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 09/27/2019

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Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019 [HB-4363] [International ] [Military ]
Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad, which must report on how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Each federal agency affected by a recommendation in the report shall submit a response to the President, Congress, and the commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/18/2019

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Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019 [HB-4363] [International ] [Military ]
Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad, which must report on how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Each federal agency affected by a recommendation in the report shall submit a response to the President, Congress, and the commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/18/2019

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Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 [HB-4334] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Establishes, reauthorizes, and revises several programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor relating to care for the elderly. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises programs that support caregivers of the elderly; informational services, such as pension counseling; nutritional services, such as meal delivery; disease prevention and health promotion services; community and workforce training regarding elder care; and abuse and neglect prevention services. The bill also (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Became Public Law No: 116-131. (txt | Pdf) on 03/25/2020

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Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019 [HB-4151] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ]
To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anna G. Eshoo Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 08/28/2019

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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019 [HB-4126] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Credits certain individuals who provide at least 80 hours of care per month to dependent relatives without monetary compensation with up to five years of deemed wages (determined by a specified formula) for purposes of determining Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable. The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to support state programs that provide medical training to individuals who provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2019

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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019 [S.2317] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Credits certain individuals who provide at least 80 hours of care per month to dependent relatives without monetary compensation with up to five years of deemed wages (determined by a specified formula) for purposes of determining Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable. The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to support state programs that provide medical training to individuals who provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/30/2019

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PNA Modernization Act Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act [HB-3853] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Increases the minimum monthly personal needs allowance under Medicaid for an institutionalized individual and couple from $30 to $60 and from $60 to $120, respectively. (The personal needs allowance is deducted from an individual's total income when determining the individual's contribution to the cost of institutionalized care under Medicaid.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/19/2019

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Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2019 [S.2262] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ] [Senior Citizens ]
Allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness to receive disability payments under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program during the waiting period for such payments (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for such payments. These provisions shall expire January 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/25/2019

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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. [HB-4122] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ]
Provides for full Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, without regard to age, for disabled individuals who are widowed. In addition, the bill exempts disabled individuals who are widowed from certain reductions in OASDI benefits and otherwise revises provisions related to such reductions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Introduced In House on 07/30/2019

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TIME for Holocaust Survivors Act Trauma-Informed Modernization of Eldercare for Holocaust Survivors Act [S.2179] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/18/2019

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Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act [HB-3971] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Retirement ] [Budget and Spending ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any Social Security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes. The bill also: (1) appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this bill, and (2) expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this bill.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 07/25/2019

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TIME for Holocaust Survivors Act Trauma-Informed Modernization of Eldercare for Holocaust Survivors Act [HB-4077] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 07/25/2019

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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-4123] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
Provides for increases in benefits for widows and widowers under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program on the basis of delayed retirement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Introduced In House on 07/30/2019

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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-4124] [Social Security ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Senior Citizens ]
Eliminates the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a former spouse's Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Introduced In House on 07/30/2019

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Fairness in Social Security Act of 2019 [HB-4157] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Senior Citizens ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from modified adjusted gross income any lump-sum social security benefit payment (i.e., a payment of more than one month of social security benefits) that is attributable to months ending before the beginning of the taxable year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Neguse Introduced In House on 08/02/2019

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