Social Security And Elderly Assistance
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New Parents Act of 2019 [S.920]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Retirement ]
Allows parents to use a portion of their Social Security benefits for up to three months of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. To receive the parental leave benefit, parents must choose to either increase their retirement age or temporarily receive a reduction in Social Security benefits upon retirement, as specified.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/27/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Presented To President. on 12/20/2019
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Social Security Child Protection Act of 2019 [HB-1838]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Social Security Administration to issue a new Social Security number to a child under the age of 14 if the child's Social Security card was stolen while being sent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/21/2019
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA, retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty. [HB-1788]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Modifies provisions relating to enrollment periods for Medicare medical services. Among other things, the bill establishes a late enrollment penalty of 15% of monthly premiums and applies the penalty for a period equal to twice the number of months in each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/15/2019
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Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2019 [HB-1659]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/09/2019
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Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2019 [HB-1659]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/09/2019
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Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act [S.710]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Exempts firefighters and law enforcement officers with at least five years of service from the government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. Under current law, those provisions reduce OASDI benefits for individuals who receive a pension based on earnings in government employment that was not covered under the Social Security program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Toomey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2019
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Fair COLA for Seniors Act [HB-1553]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Bases cost-of-living adjustments on a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers for specified benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, and other specified veterans benefits programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/29/2019
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Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act [HB-1529]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act [HB-1540]
[Social Security ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Increases Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households by establishing an alternative benefit based on combined household benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/05/2019
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Default Prevention Act [S.623]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Finance ]
Requires the following obligations to be granted priority over all other U.S. obligations if the public debt reaches the statutory limit principal and interest on debt held by the public; compensation, allowances, and benefits for members of the Armed Forces on active duty; Social Security benefits; Medicare benefits; and obligations under any program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. If Congress is notified, the Department of the Treasury may issue additional debt for the priority obligations in excess of the debt limit. Treasury
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/28/2019
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Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019 [HB-1401]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Retirement ]
Establishes a temporary commission within the legislative branch to address the solvency of the two Social Security trust funds. The commission shall issue a report to Congress with recommendations and proposed legislation to ensure the solvency of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund for at least 75 years. Congress shall consider the proposed legislation under expedited procedures provided for in the bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Introduced In House on 02/27/2019
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Guardianship Accountability Act of 2019 [S.591]
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[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disabilities ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires the Elder Justice Coordinating Council to create a National Online Resource Center on Guardianship for the publication of resources and data relating to court-determined adult guardianships. Further, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award at least 5% of certain grant funds for state programs related to overseeing the administration of court-appointed guardian arrangements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1541-1542) on 02/27/2019
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Social Security Fairness Act [S.521]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government job. The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receives government pensions of their own. The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2019
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [HB-1185]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount, An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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Social Security Expansion Act [S.478]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2019
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Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act [HB-1215]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Investments ]
Establishes (1) in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a Social Security Surplus Protection Account; and (2) in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Medicare Surplus Protection Account. The Managing Trustee of each trust fund (in both cases, the Secretary of the Treasury) (1) must transfer the annual surplus of the trust fund to its respective account; and (2) may not invest the balance in the account until a law takes effect that authorizes, for amounts in the trust fund, an investment vehicle other than U.S. obligations.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Walberg
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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Social Security Expansion Act [HB-1170]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 02/14/2019
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [S.463]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount. An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/12/2019
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SWIFT Act Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2019 [S.345]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Modifies eligibility requirements and increases benefits for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program. The bill makes widow and widower's benefits available to disabled individuals at any age, whereas currently the benefits are limited to such individuals between ages 50 to 60. Provisions reducing benefits in various instances, such as when a beneficiary is entitled to multiple types of benefits, shall not apply to widow and widower's benefits for individuals
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/06/2019