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A bill to provide further means of accountability of the United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility. [S.3182]
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A bill to provide further means of accountability of the United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility. This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which Treasury anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. The Secretary must appear before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to submit a report including: historic, current, and projected levels of debt; historic levels of revenue; the drivers and composition of future debt; how the United
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/13/2016
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3040]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Blunt. With Written Report No. 114-274. on 06/09/2016
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Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 [S.3011]
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Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Federal Real Property Reform Board to reduce the federal government's civilian real property inventory and operating costs by identifying federal land and buildings to dispose of, consolidate, redevelop, or operate more efficiently. A Federal Property Council must ensure implementation of property management strategies. The General Services Administration must establish a database of federal real property. The Office of Management and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Johnson
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 505. on 06/06/2016
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Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act [S.2802]
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Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/14/2016
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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2016 [S.2721]
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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress must address the unfair exclusion of professional and hardworking home care providers who are not eligible to receive Social Security or Medicare because they provided paid care to a family member with a disability under programs operated at the state and local level for general health and welfare protection. This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/17/2016
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Accurate Accounting Act of 2016 [S.2513]
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Accurate Accounting Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 to permit Social Security spending and revenues to be counted in the totals included in the congressional budget resolution and the President's budget. The bill amends the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) to prohibit increases in Social Security revenues or decreases in Social Security spending from being counted as savings for the purpose of PAYGO rules that restrict legislation that increases the deficit. (Under
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/08/2016
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Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act [S.2495]
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Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any determination by the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to an individual, including one that OASDI and SSI benefits to which that individual is entitled shall be paid to a representative payee, from being considered to be a determination that the individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective to make
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/03/2016
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Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act [S.2387]
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Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S8604; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8604) on 12/10/2015
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Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act [S.2293]
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Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to entitle divorced spouses to OASDI benefits after 5 (currently 10) years of marriage. Makes the monthly divorced spouse's benefits equal to one-half of the former spouse's primary insurance amount, reduced 10% for each year less than 10 the individual was married to the former spouse. Revises the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/17/2015
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SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act [S.2251]
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SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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Default Prevention Act [S.2181]
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Default Prevention Act This bill 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; compensations, allowances, and benefits for members of the Armed Forces on active duty; Social Security benefits; and Medicare benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 273. on 10/20/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015 [S.2096]
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to revise requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. A mine operator must give a copy of the examining physician's report to miners required to have a medical examination of their respiratory condition. The Department of Labor must pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying black lung benefit claim. This bill revises: (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/29/2015
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Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act [S.2090]
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Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require allocations to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund equal to: (1) 2.65% of the amount of wages and self-employment income paid between December 31, 2015, and January 1, 2021; and (2) 1.80% of wages and self-employment income paid after December 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6976-6977) on 09/28/2015
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Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act [S.204]
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Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act Reinstates the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to the collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset. (This former statute of limitations was repealed effective May 22, 2008.) Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), with respect to overpayments under OASDI or SSAct title XVI (Supplementary Security Income) (SSI), to prevent the recovery of any such overpayments made to or on behalf of individuals
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/21/2015
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Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2015 [S.2010]
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Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prescribe formulae for payment of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits over a period of 24 consecutive calendar months for individuals determined to be under a disability upon submission of a diagnosis of a terminal illness.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/09/2015
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Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act [S.2005]
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Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to declare that for any week in whole or in part within a month that an individual is paid or determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation he or she shall be deemed to have engaged in substantial gainful activity and so be disqualified from receiving Social Security disability benefits after a certain period has elapsed. States that, for purposes of
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/06/2015
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Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2015 [S.20]
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Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2015 Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a point of order against consideration of any: (1) budget resolution that sets forth totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Social Security Trust Funds that are less than the totals of the Social Security Trust Funds for that fiscal year as calculated in accordance with a current services baseline, or (2) spending or tax legislation that would cause any totals to be less than the Funds totals for the covered fiscal year. Makes the point of order described
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 01/06/2015
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Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2015 [S.1940]
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Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2015. Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) is amended to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings in the determination of primary OASDI amounts. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2015
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Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act [S.1929]
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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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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6297-6299) on 08/04/2015