Open Congress : Social Security - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.6399 Medicare Card Security Act of 2008

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5812 Robert James Act of 2008

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5732 Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act

2008-04-08T00:00:00Z

To establish procedures for the issuance by the Commissioner of Social Security of "no match" letters to employers, and for the notification of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding such letters.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5510 Social Security Fairness for the Terminally Ill Act of 2008

2008-02-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5405 Social Security Identity Theft Prevention Act

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

To protect seniors from identity theft and strengthen our national security by providing for the issuance of a secure Social Security card.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5234 Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5110 To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes.

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to require the President to transmit the annual budget of the Social Security Administration without revisions to Congress, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4896 Social Security Trust Funds Investment Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a duty of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust funds is to hold them in trust for the beneficiaries and to ensure that the assets of such trust funds are not diverted, and to authorize investment of such trust funds in securities that are not limited to obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4751 More Transparent and Honest Communications with American Workers Reform Act of 2007

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide that annual Social Security account statements indicate, in estimating the level of projected benefits of eligible individuals, the effect on such benefits levels of benefit reductions which may be necessary, in the absence of future legislative remedies, by reason of anticipated insolvency of the Social Security Trust Funds.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3271 Social Security Account Number Protection Act

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

To prohibit the solicitation and display of Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3252 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records.

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2987 COLA Fairness Act of 2007

2007-07-10T00:00:00Z

To require the establishment of regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2954 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007

2007-07-10T00:00:00Z

To strengthen enforcement of immigration laws, and gain operational control over the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2988 Government Pension Offset Reform Act

2007-07-10T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2943 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z

To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2944 Claire Collier Social Security Disability Insurance Fairness Act

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the eligibility requirement for disability insurance benefits under which an individual must have 20 quarters of Social Security coverage in the 40 quarters preceding a disability shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a covered terminal disease.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2772 Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2007

2007-06-19T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2713 Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007

2007-06-14T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.2455 Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007

2007-05-23T00:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of the Social Security account number.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2368 Social Security Card Fortification Act

2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

To provide for updated and secure social security cards.