2013-05-20T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8583 tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-20:/action/359534 2013-05-20T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-20:/action/359545 2013-05-20T20:00:00Z A bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-20:/action/359561 2013-05-20T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-07:/action/357956 2013-05-07T20:00:00Z A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357928 2013-05-06T20:00:00Z A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357376 2013-04-25T20:00:00Z To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357179 2013-04-25T20:00:00Z Honoring Jacoby Dickens, the successful, community-oriented African-American financier and philanthropist in Chicago, Illinois.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357041 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of human trafficking, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356921 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355996 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355873 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355740 2013-04-16T20:00:00Z A concurrent resolution commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for its role in improving outcomes for millions of young people and thousands of communities.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355819 2013-04-16T20:00:00Z To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355612 2013-04-15T20:00:00Z To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act and to provide, in the case of elderly beneficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-of-living increase which is not less than 3 percent.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355121 2013-04-10T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355211 2013-04-10T20:00:00Z To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a recovering service member.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355193 2013-04-10T20:00:00Z To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus and a Medicare Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Medicare surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in such Accounts until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Funds in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security and Medicare surpluses.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-09:/action/354997 2013-04-09T20:00:00Z To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-07:/action/354596 2013-04-07T20:00:00Z A resolution designating April 4, 2013, as "National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day".<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353909 2013-03-20T20:00:00Z To amend title II of the Social Security Act to make various reforms to Social Security, and for other purposes.<br /><br />