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S. 959 · 115th Congress

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

RWD WydenSponsor
12 cosponsors · 11 D, 1 I
SBD Brown DFD Feinstein KGD Gillibrand MHD Hirono PLD Leahy JMD Merkley BND Nelson BSI Sanders BSD Schatz SWD Whitehouse EWD Warren KHD Harris

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 27, 2017

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. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

Latest action (Apr 27, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2618; text of measure as introduced: CR S2618-2619)

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 27, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.