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114-hr-6485 114 hr 6485 Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] PA D C001090 5 Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to carry out a program awarding grants to eligible entities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus on care coordination and service delivery for older individuals with chronic illness or at risk of institutional placement by: (1) designing and testing new models of care coordination and service delivery that thoughtfully and effectively deploy advanced aides to improve efficiency and quality of care for frail older individuals; and (2) giving direct-care workers opportunities for career advancement through additional training, an expanded role, and increased compensation. 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6485
114-hr-6489 114 hr 6489 Social Security Reform Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-12-08 2016-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 0 Social Security Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: phase in (from 2023 to 2032) a new benefit formula for retired and disabled worker beneficiaries becoming eligible in 2023 and later; repeal the windfall elimination provision; raise the full retirement age; extend the maximum age for entitlement to delayed retirement credit; limit eligibility for the cost-of-living adjustment and tie increases in benefits to the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; cap the nonworking spouse benefit and the child's benefit; lower the age requirement in or after 2019 for school attendance by child beneficiaries; provide a new minimum benefit for workers with more than 10 years of covered earnings; repeal the retirement earnings test; provide an option to split the delayed retirement credit to offer a lump sum benefit at initial entitlement for workers attaining age 62 in 2023 and later; increase after 2022 the monthly benefit of beneficiaries who have been eligible for at least 20 years; eliminate the seven year limitation on widow's and widower's benefits for disabled surviving spouses and the requirement that such spouses attain age 50 to be eligible for benefits; and waive the two-year duration of the divorce requirement for benefit eligibility in cases of remarriage to someone other than the claimant before the two-year period has elapsed. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to phaseout and eliminate after 2053 the tax that is credited to the Old Age, Survivors, Insurance (OASI) and Disability Income (DI) Trust Funds. 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6489
114-hr-6458 114 hr 6458 Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] TX D V000131 0 Help Our Neediest Families Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state to which a TANF grant is made from using any part of such grant for drug testing of TANF applicants or recipients. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that a state has violated such prohibition, it shall reduce the family assistance grant amount payable to the state for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by not more than 1%. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit drug testing of aid recipients under the housing choice voucher program. 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6458
114-hr-6230 114 hr 6230 Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-09-28 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. House Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 4 Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a $250 cash payment for a particular year to recipients of Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits (under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable for any month in such a year. 2023-01-11T13:33:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6230
114-hr-6280 114 hr 6280 Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act Social Welfare 2016-09-28 2016-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] CA D R000599 0 Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services, in awarding grants for maternal, infant, and early childhood home visitation programs, to give priority to applications submitted by certain governmental entities that are working in partnership with qualified community partners. A "qualified community partner" is a local educational agency, elementary or secondary school, a law enforcement agency, or a health care entity that provides specified services and assistance to pregnant women, infants, and young children. 2023-01-11T13:33:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6280
114-hr-6163 114 hr 6163 Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-09-22 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. House Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] NJ D W000822 0 Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions. 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6163
114-hr-5952 114 hr 5952 Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-09-08 2016-09-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] CA D S001156 47 Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016 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 2016. Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) is amended to: (1) increase from 90% to 95% over five years the first bend point factor used in determining the primary OASDI insurance amount; and (2) include surplus average indexed monthly earnings in the determination of such amounts. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who have attained early retirement age for purposes of an old-age, wife's, or husband's insurance benefit. The bill amends the SSAct to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals. The bill revises OASDI benefits for a widow or widower to provide benefits at a level equal to at least 75% of the amount received prior to the death of a spouse. The bill prevents any decrease in the benefit level of supplemental security income recipients resulting from any increase in other social security benefits in this bill. 2023-01-11T13:33:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5952
114-hr-5919 114 hr 5919 Preserving and Reforming SSDI (PAR-SSDI) Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-07-18 2016-07-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] AZ R S001183 0 Preserving and Reforming SSDI (PAR-SSDI) Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: direct the Social Security Administration (SSA), in determining whether an individual is under a disability, to make such a determination without regard to the individual's ability to communicate in English; prohibit the SSA, in determining whether an individual is under a disability for a month, from considering the individual's vocational background in computing the quarters of coverage requirement unless the individual had not less than 16 quarters of coverage during the 24-quarter period ending with the quarter in which such month occurs; and direct the SSA to prepare and implement a complete update of the vocational and educational factors considered in making disability determinations. The bill declares 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. The bill also states that, for purposes of determining services rendered by an individual during a period of trial work which will not disqualify the individual for disability benefits, the individual shall be deemed to have rendered services in a month if he or she is entitled to unemployment compensation or trade adjustment assistance for that month. The bill revises prerequisites for the entitlement of certain individuals under age 65 to SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) part A hospital insurance benefits. The length of time such an individual must be entitled to disability insurance, child's insurance, or widow's insurance benefits, in order to qualify for entitlement to Medicare part A hospital benefits, shall increase from the current 24 months to 60 months. If the amount of an individual's unearned income for a month i… 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5919
114-hr-5844 114 hr 5844 ACTION for National Service Act Social Welfare 2016-07-14 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] CT D L000557 125 America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act This bill amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to reestablish the Corporation for National and Community Service as an independent executive agency called the National and Community Service Administration. An individual who successfully completes a term of full-time national service shall be entitled to a national service educational award equal to twice the amount of tuition for the institution of higher education where the individual is enrolled, not to exceed twice the average in-state tuition. Current law limits the award's value to the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant that an individual is eligible to receive in the aggregate. Within the administration, the bill establishes an interagency working group to evaluate specified issues related to: (1) eligibility for tuition and student loan repayment assistance with regard to participation in certain national or volunteer service programs, (2) the advisability of granting federal hiring preference to certain volunteer program participants, and (3) methods for increasing the participation of seniors in national service programs. The National Service Foundation, a nonprofit corporation established by the bill, shall accept and administer gifts made in connection with the administration. The bill expresses support for the authorization of appropriations sufficient to provide, within 10 years, volunteer service opportunities for at least 1 million volunteers in full-time national service annually. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude AmeriCorps educational awards from gross income. 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5844
114-hr-5892 114 hr 5892 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. Social Welfare 2016-07-14 2016-08-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] CA D S001156 0 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary insurance amount of a deceased individual (as under current law); or (2) in the case of a fully-insured widow or surviving divorced spouse, 75% of the sum of any old-age or disability insurance benefit to which the widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse is entitled plus the primary insurance amount of the deceased individual. 2023-01-11T13:33:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5892
114-hr-5747 114 hr 5747 S.O.S. Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-07-13 2016-07-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] WI R R000587 6 S.O.S. Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the contribution and benefit base for 2017 through 2019. The bill revises the computation of primary insurance amounts to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in determining them, adjust surplus earnings for purposes of determining the surplus AIME, and reduce the third bend point factor. The retirement age shall increase past 67 years by certain formulae. Cost-of-living adjustments shall involve the Chained Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. The bill formulates a minimum monthly insurance benefit, and establishes an increased benefit for beneficiaries on account of long-term eligibility, starting 20 years after they become eligible for monthly OASDI benefits. The bill revises a certain formula to increase benefit computation years for purposes of calculating primary OASDI insurance amounts. This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any: budget resolution that sets forth totals for any fiscal year regarding 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 spending or tax legislation that would cause any totals to be less than the Funds totals for the covered fiscal year. The bill declares that this latter point of order shall not apply to Social Security reform legislation. 2023-01-11T13:33:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5747
114-hr-5670 114 hr 5670 Social Security Guarantee Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-07-07 2016-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 0 Social Security Guarantee Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue a benefit guarantee certificate to each individual entitled to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act. Any such certificate constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents the obligation of the federal government to provide for payment of OASDI benefits named on the certificate, as adjusted (for inflation or otherwise), to the individual to whom it is issued. 2023-01-11T13:33:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5670
114-hr-5671 114 hr 5671 Urban Progress Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-07-07 2016-08-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. House Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] IL D K000385 44 Urban Progress Act of 2016 This bill provides support (e.g. grant programs or tax credits) for: the Rental Assistance Demonstration program that improves public housing, qualified ex-felons and employers who hire them, economically disadvantaged communities, a training program for workers, a program for providing eligible youth with summer employment opportunities, a plan to reduce the number of children living in poverty, benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for children who attend summer school, families that have children and are under 150% of the poverty line, a process to expunge and seal certain youth criminal records, an effort in preventing juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and a program for increasing the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies. The bill also addresses gun violence, including by: (1) making trafficking in firearms a crime, (2) establishing firearm prohibitions for certain high-risk individuals, (3) establishing background check requirements, and (4) requiring gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm to Department of Justice and local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery. 2023-01-11T13:33:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5671
114-hr-5409 114 hr 5409 Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act Social Welfare 2016-06-08 2016-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] AR R H001072 3 Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) establish specified new disability classifications, and (2) require periodic continuing disability reviews for beneficiaries classified as "medical improvement possible" or "medical improvement not likely." The bill revises the standard of review for termination of disability benefits regarding an individual engaged in substantial gainful work as part of a certain process. The Social Security Administration (SSA) shall promulgate or revise, as appropriate, regulations relating to the determination, classification, and review of the disability status of individuals who apply for or receive disability insurance benefits. SSAct title II is amended to: (1) prescribe time limits for disability benefits classified "medical improvement expected" or "medical improvement likely," and (2) direct the SSA to establish a process for an individual entitled to a disability insurance benefit to elect to return to employment and receive an adjusted disability insurance benefit amount. The SSA shall determine the amount of any reduction in expenditures from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund during the preceding calendar year. 10% of that amount shall be made available for continuing disability reviews. 2023-01-11T13:32:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5409
114-hr-5342 114 hr 5342 Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-26 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] MN D N000127 0 Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to make a one-time cost-of-living increase of 3.9%, effective with the month of June 2016, to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act. Such increase shall not be considered a general annual benefit cost-of-living increase in calendar years 2016-2017. "Consumer Price Index" shall mean Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E). The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the CPI-E authorized by the Older Americans Amendments Act of 1987 for each calendar month beginning with July of the calendar year following the calendar year in which this bill is enacted. 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5342
114-hr-5347 114 hr 5347 Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-26 2016-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] IL R D000619 2 Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 This bill 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. 2023-01-11T13:32:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5347
114-hr-5354 114 hr 5354 Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-26 2016-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 0 Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state receiving a family assistance grant to ensure that the state agency administering the TANF program: employs a primary kinship resource employee trained to give legal custody and guardianship guidance to a relative caregiver of a TANF-receiving minor child; and notifies the relative caregiver of options to participate in the child's care and placement. The Department of Health and Human Services shall prescribe regulations to improve the reporting of data on the economic well-being and circumstances of families with relative caregivers of minor children. A state may not reduce or terminate TANF assistance based on the refusal of an individual age 60 or over (senior) to engage in required work. The five-year limitation on TANF assistance shall not apply to seniors, nor may a state receiving a TANF grant impose any asset test in determining the eligibility of a senior for assistance. The amount of cash assistance given a family under a state TANF program for a child must equal the amount of cash assistance given for any other child in the family. SSAct title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) is amended to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to require the administering state agency to employ a primary kinship resource employee to do what such an employee must do under the state TANF plan. SSAct title IV part B (Child and Family Services) is amended to reauthorize family connection grants through FY2018. A state with a foster care and adoption assistance plan shall: study its foster family home licensing standards in comparison with the National Association for Regulatory Administration Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards; and review and update them every three years, as well as amounts of foster care maintenance payments and adoption assistance. SSAct title IV part B is ame… 2023-01-11T13:32:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5354
114-hr-5360 114 hr 5360 Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act Social Welfare 2016-05-26 2016-06-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. House Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] OH R J000289 4 Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act This bill requires the President to include in the annual budget proposal the total level of means-tested welfare spending by the federal, state, and local governments for the most recent fiscal year for which such data is available, and estimated levels for the current and 10 ensuing fiscal years. For each of FY2018-FY2028 each state that receives means-tested welfare spending by the federal government shall report annually to the Congressional Budget Office on the total amount of such spending by the state for the fiscal year. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to define means-tested welfare spending as spending for any federal program designed specifically to give assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans, including certain targeted community and economic development programs, unless they: are based on earned eligibility, are not need-based, are designed exclusively or primarily for veterans of military service, or offer universal or near universal eligibility to the working population and their dependents. The bill specifies federal cash assistance, medical, food, housing, energy, education training, child care, services, and community development programs deemed means-tested welfare spending, as well as federal programs that are not so deemed, including Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, unemployment insurance, Social Security retirement and survivor benefits, and military service veterans programs. The refundable portion of certain tax credits shall also be means-tested welfare spending, as well as the refundable portion of the premium and out-of-pocket health care subsidies to be paid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended to specify, as an additional purpose for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), promoting prosperous self-sufficiency, which means the ability of households to maintain an income above the poverty-level without services and… 2023-01-11T13:32:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5360
114-hr-5364 114 hr 5364 All Kids Matter Act Social Welfare 2016-05-26 2016-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] RI D L000559 8 All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship guardianship or adoption, be provided with a standard array of child welfare services; the state to submit, update, and revise as necessary a description of its activities and delivery mechanisms for achieving increased permanency for all infants, children, and youth. Payments to states shall incorporate: (1) an amount equal to the federal medical assistance percentage for the state under SSAct title XIX (Medicaid), and (2) a performance achievement payment. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall establish criteria for assessing state performance in order to award performance achievement payments to the states. States may elect an alternative allotment for specified administrative costs. Aid to Families with Dependent Children eligibility under SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) is removed from eligibility requirements under the Foster Care Maintenance Program. States may provide services to an individual age 18-21 who is pursing legal permanency through family reunification, permanent placement with a planned permanent living arrangement, or such other pathways to permanency as the state, in consultation with HHS, may specify. Eligibility for John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program services and education and training vouchers shall extend to youth who return home after attaining age 16. HHS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Education shall jointly develop and dissemina… 2023-01-11T13:32:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5364
114-hr-5367 114 hr 5367 Seniors' Security Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-26 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] NJ D N000188 0 Seniors Security Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E). The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the CPI-E for each calendar month. The CPI-E shall also be used for cost-of-living adjustments for federal civilian employee annuities and for the retired and retainer pay of members of the armed forces. SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) is amended to prohibit any increases in Medicare part B premiums for calendar years beginning with 2017 to the extent they would exceed 30% of the difference between the amount of benefits payable to an individual for that December and the amount of benefits payable for that November (both amounts determined before the deduction of a premium). This change shall allow premium increases of up to 30% of that difference. 2023-01-11T13:32:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5367
114-hr-5320 114 hr 5320 Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-25 2016-09-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 23 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to ensure that no document it sends by mail includes a complete Social Security account number unless necessary. 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5320
114-hr-5295 114 hr 5295 Safeguarding Economic Needs Important to Our Retirees through Creating an Ongoing Living Adjustment Guarantee (SENIOR COLA Guarantee) Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-19 2016-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] NV R H001055 3 Safeguarding Economic Needs Important to Our Retirees through Creating an Ongoing Living Adjustment Guarantee (SENIOR COLA Guarantee) Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise cost-of-living computation requirements. Annual minimum and maximum cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries shall range between: 3% and 4% for individuals whose adjusted gross income (AGI) for the preceding calendar year did not exceed $18,000 ($20,000 in a joint return), 1.5% and 3% for individuals whose AGI ranged from $18,000 to $48,000 ($20,000 to $50,000 in a joint return), or 1% and 2% for individuals whose AGI exceeded $48,000 ($50,000 in a joint return). 2023-01-11T13:33:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5295
114-hr-5214 114 hr 5214 CSA OPPORTUNITY Act Social Welfare 2016-05-12 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] PA D C001090 10 Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to direct a state receiving a TANF grant to disregard the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program, as well as the value of a child's savings account, in determining individual or family TANF eligibility or the amount or type of assistance. SSAct title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) is amended to exclude from an individual's resources for SSI eligibility or benefit purposes the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program as well as the value of a child's savings account. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended to direct the Department of Agriculture to exclude any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 is amended to exclude from household income any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the low-income home energy assistance program. The bill prescribes penalties for noncompliance. 2023-01-11T13:33:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5214
114-hr-5183 114 hr 5183 ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-05-10 2016-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] MA D M001196 55 ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and require their payment starting the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to the benefits. 2023-01-11T13:33:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5183
114-hr-5169 114 hr 5169 What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act Social Welfare 2016-05-06 2016-06-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478. House Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] FL R B001260 0 What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title VI of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for research by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different state programs funded under part A and any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures. (Sec. 2) Such research shall focus on the effect of these programs as well as of healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants on employment, self-sufficiency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, poverty, economic mobility, and other factors determined by HHS. A state's contribution to the cost of a state-initiated evaluation of its program, from non-federal sources, shall increase from at least 10% to at least 25% of the cost of the proposed evaluation. The Bureau of the Census shall implement or enhance household surveys of program participation to allow for assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform on the economic and child well-being of low-income families with children, including those who received assistance or services from a state program funded under TANF or any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures. Research and evaluation designed to determine the effects of a program or policy (other than Census Bureau research) shall use experimental designs using random assignment or other reliable, evidence-based research methodologies that allow for the strongest possible casual inferences when random assignment is not feasible. HHS shall develop a database of the projects that used a proven or a promising approach in moving welfare recipients into work, which shall be called the What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work. 2023-01-11T13:32:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5169
114-hr-5170 114 hr 5170 Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act Social Welfare 2016-05-06 2016-06-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. House Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] IN R Y000064 26 Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Department of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed between ages 16 and 24, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences and adverse consequences of child abuse and neglect. Treasury shall: decide whether to enter into an agreement for such a social impact partnership project within six months after receiving an application, and reserve certain funds to assist state or local governments with up to 50% of the costs of developing feasibility studies to apply for social impact partnership funding. This bill requires that not less than 50% of all federal payments made to carry out such agreements be used for initiatives that directly benefit children. The bill requires an independent evaluation to determine whether the state or local government project has met an outcome specified in the agreement in order for such governments to receive outcome payments. The bill establishes: the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships to coordinate the efforts of social impact partnership projects as well as establish a public website for project information, and a Commission on Social Impact Partnerships to assist Treasury and the Federal Interagency Council in reviewing funding applications. Treasury shall reserve certain funds to carry out projects under this bill. (Sec. 3) This bill extends at current levels through FY2017: (1) family assistance grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; (2) healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants; (3) tribal family assistance grants and grants for Indian tribes that received jobs funds; and (4) the gene… 2023-01-11T13:32:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5170
114-hr-4988 114 hr 4988 Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act Social Welfare 2016-04-18 2016-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] FL D M001191 0 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. 2023-01-11T13:31:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4988
114-hr-4821 114 hr 4821 Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act Social Welfare 2016-03-21 2016-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 0 Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must: (1) use the funds to increase the number of national service positions approved under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and (2) give preference to programs which propose to use full-time national service positions. 2023-01-11T13:31:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4821
114-hr-4724 114 hr 4724 Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act Social Welfare 2016-03-10 2016-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353. House Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] TX R B000755 0 Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act, except those for: demonstration projects to address health professions workforce needs, and the program for early detection of certain medical conditions related to environmental health hazards. 2023-01-11T13:31:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4724
114-hr-4728 114 hr 4728 SWEPT Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-03-10 2016-03-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] WA D S000510 0 SWEPT Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the exception to the windfall elimination provision (WEP) under which an individual's Social Security benefits may be reduced for work for an employer that does not withhold Social Security taxes. The bill revises the formula for computation of an individual's primary insurance benefit amount to: (1) lower from 30 to 25 the number of years of coverage required for exception to the WEP; (2) alter the determination of partial exemptions for those who have more than 20 but less than 25 years of coverage; and (3) reduce the dollar amount of annual earnings subject to Social Security taxes required to constitute an applicable year of Social Security coverage. 2023-01-11T13:31:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4728
114-hr-4529 114 hr 4529 Social Security Parent Penalty Repeal Act Social Welfare 2016-02-10 2016-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] FL D M001191 7 Social Security Parent Penalty Repeal Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to determine and publish in the Federal Register on or before November 1 of each year a revised contribution and benefit base, which shall be effective with respect to remuneration paid in subsequent calendar and taxable years. The bill also revises the formula for determining that base. The number of an individual's benefit computation years, for the purpose of determining the individual's primary OASDI insurance amount, shall be further reduced (after a specified initial reduction) by the number of the individual's childcare years (not exceeding five), except that not more than two years may be determined to be a childcare year on the basis of the individual's status as a primary caregiver for the same child. "Childcare year" means an elapsed year of the individual: during which the individual is the primary caregiver for a child under age 6, and for which the total of the individual's wages and self-employment income is $0. 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4529
114-hr-4345 114 hr 4345 National Community Service Improvement Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2016-01-07 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] GU D B001245 3 National Community Service Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to extend eligibility for participation in national service programs to individuals who are citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Palau and who are admitted to the United States as nonimmigrants under the Compact of Free Association with the United States. 2023-01-11T13:32:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4345
114-hr-4140 114 hr 4140 Saving the Earnings and Noting the Investment of Our Retired Seniors Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-12-01 2015-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] NH R G000570 8 Saving the Earnings and Noting the Investment of Our Retired Seniors Act of 2015 or the SENIORS Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress on a cost-of-living increase to Social Security benefits for seniors. The Department of the Treasury shall disburse a one-time payment to certain individuals who are entitled to a benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, or a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSAct title XVI (Supplemental Security Income). The amount disbursed shall be 12% of the amount of such benefit payment or SSI cash benefit payable to the individual for November 2015. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to require a Social Security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit. As offsets for these payments: all balances under the United States Enrichment Corporation Fund are hereby permanently rescinded; of the amounts obligated, but not expended, under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the Making Home Affordable Program, Treasury shall transfer $2.5 million to the general fund of the Treasury; and of the funds made available to the Department of Energy under the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program Account for the cost of direct loans as authorized by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the unobligated balance is hereby rescinded. 2023-01-11T13:32:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4140
114-hr-4144 114 hr 4144 Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act Social Welfare 2015-12-01 2015-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. House Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] IL D D000622 59 Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) 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 Income), including a special benefit for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment. A refundable income tax credit is allowed for the first taxable year beginning in 2015 in an amount equal to $581 for certain eligible government retirees who do not receive such a payment. The Internal Revenue Code is amended, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: eliminate the exemption from that limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; extend the limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; and apply the limitation to all publicly-held corporations required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to register securities and provide periodic reports to their investors. 2023-01-11T13:32:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4144
114-hr-4110 114 hr 4110 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the feasibility of modifying the 5-month waiting period for certain individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Social Welfare 2015-11-19 2015-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] IL D K000385 0 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the feasibility of modifying the five-month waiting period for certain individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits by: shortening the waiting period for individuals with more severe disabilities or lower annual household income, and shortening or eliminating the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness. 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4110
114-hr-4115 114 hr 4115 Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-11-19 2015-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] NY D M001188 0 Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2015 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to increase the monthly benefit amount to which each individual is otherwise entitled under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act by the percentage determined by the President for the locality pay area in which the individual resides at the time of the increase. 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4115
114-hr-4012 114 hr 4012 SAVE Benefits Act Social Welfare 2015-11-16 2015-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. House Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] FL D G000556 3 Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act or the SAVE 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 Income), including a special benefit for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment. A refundable income tax credit is allowed for the first taxable year beginning in 2015 in an amount equal to $581 for certain eligible government retirees who do not receive such a payment. The Internal Revenue Code is amended, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: subject to that limitation any compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; extend the limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; and apply the limitation to all publicly-held corporations required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to register securities and provide periodic reports to their investors. 2023-01-11T13:29:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4012
114-hr-3781 114 hr 3781 Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-10-21 2015-10-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] TX D D000399 55 Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers. SSAct title IV part B is also amended to: eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services, increase the mandatory funding authorization for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and extend funding for Family Connection Grants for one year. 2023-01-11T13:29:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3781
114-hr-3793 114 hr 3793 Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-10-21 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] FL D M001191 25 Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include LGBT individuals (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals) within the purview of such Act, particularly their status as LGBT individuals among those with the greatest social need. Authorizes the Administration of Aging to: (1) designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals; (2) conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals; and (3) establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Aging. Revises the list of activities of national significance for families and other caregivers, for which the Administration's grants may be used, to specify those provided to individuals with greatest social need which: (1) address physical and mental health, disabilities, and health disparities; (2) provide long-term care, including in-home and community-based care; (3) provide informal care and formal care in a facility setting; (4) provide access to culturally responsive health and human services; and (5) address other gaps in assistance and issues of particular importance to older individuals with the greatest social need. Requires a State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to collect and analyze discrimination data with respect to LGBT older individuals in the admission to, transfer or discharge from, or lack of adequate care provided in long-term care settings. 2023-01-11T13:29:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3793
114-hr-3761 114 hr 3761 Seniors Deserve A Raise Act Social Welfare 2015-10-16 2015-11-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. House Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] FL D G000556 74 Seniors Deserve A Raise Act This bill requires cost-of-living increases in any benefit under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act as well as military retirement and survivor benefits by any increase in the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly. In addition to any such increase, each such benefit shall be further increased by 2.9% on January 1, 2016, and shall remain in effect every year thereafter. 2023-01-11T13:29:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3761
114-hr-3679 114 hr 3679 To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes. Social Welfare 2015-10-01 2015-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] FL D M001191 19 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to pay, upon the request of a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, the fees charged by any governmental authority associated with obtaining the birth certificate or state residence identification card in order to obtain a replacement Social Security card for such a person. 2023-01-11T13:29:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3679
114-hr-3642 114 hr 3642 To provide for increased flexibility in the extension of the Social Security program to Guam. Social Welfare 2015-09-29 2015-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] GU D B001245 0 This bill amends the Social Security Amendments of 1960 with respect to the extension of the Social Security program to Guam. If certain legislation enacted by the government of Guam expresses the desire that title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) extend only to those officers and employees initially employed by the government of Guam, local governments, and government instrumentalities, then specified other SSAct provisions shall apply to only those individuals. 2023-01-11T13:29:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3642
114-hr-3621 114 hr 3621 Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act Social Welfare 2015-09-28 2015-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] MI D L000263 12 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. 2023-01-11T13:29:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3621
114-hr-3588 114 hr 3588 Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-09-22 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] NY D E000179 5 Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015 Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%. 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3588
114-hr-3516 114 hr 3516 Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act Social Welfare 2015-09-16 2015-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 141 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 it unlawful for the individual to engage in the shipment or transport of firearms or ammunition or receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3516
114-hr-3499 114 hr 3499 Veteran Disability Rating Parity Act Social Welfare 2015-09-11 2015-09-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] FL R J000296 0 Veteran Disability Rating Parity 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 treat service-connected disability rated and certified as total by the Department of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of the OASDI (including child's, widow's, and widower's benefits) and SSI programs. 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3499
114-hr-3482 114 hr 3482 Disability Insurance Protection and Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-09-10 2015-09-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] MO R G000546 0 Disability Insurance Protection and Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Requires the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration to increase the number of cooperative disability investigative units to 54 and distribute them equally among the most densely populated areas. Prohibits the Commissioner of Social Security, in determining whether an individual is under a disability for insurance benefit payment purposes, from considering: (1) an individual as approaching advanced age unless he or she has attained age 58; (2) an individual as having attained advanced age unless he or she has attained age 61; and (3) the individual's inability to communicate in English as a vocational factor. Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate consideration of the combined effect of impairments in disability determinations. Makes appropriations for continuing disability reviews for FY2016-FY2020. Directs the Commissioner to assess for Congress after FY2018 the amount of savings attained as a result of such appropriations in the federal disability program under the OASDI and the SSI programs. Requires the Commissioner to describe for Congress the designs of: (1) a disability demonstration program, (2) a state demonstration program to revise specified existing funding streams for specific populations to improve outcomes and reduce participation in SSI or Social Security disability insurance, and (3) a demonstration program that encourages employers to reduce the incidence of disability among their employees by 20% through a voluntary program that provides the employers with a tax credit if their employees do not file for Social Security disability insurance. 2023-01-11T13:29:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3482
114-hr-3486 114 hr 3486 Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act Social Welfare 2015-09-10 2015-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] WI D M001160 2 Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act or RISE Out of Poverty Act Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF plans to address whether and how states will give priority to providing assistance in areas with the greatest need. Extends the TANF program. Establishes matching grants to the states for subsidized employment. Sets a flat minimum participation rate of 50% with respect to all families residing in a state that include a work-eligible individual. Revises participation requirements. Gives TANF recipients the option to have trained personnel assess certain barriers to employment. Revises the contents of individual responsibility plans. Authorizes a state to develop a modified employability plan for a TANF recipient with, or caring for a family member with, a disability. Prohibits a state from imposing a lifetime sanction or full-family sanction on assistance to any individual or family on the basis of a family member's failure to comply with a program requirement. Prohibits sanctioning individuals for failure to engage in work if the failure results from the inability to secure child care or after-school arrangements for a child under age 13. Prohibits imposing a limit of less than 60 months on duration of TANF assistance. Makes the duration limit inapplicable during a recession. Requires that states establish personnel standards through a merit-based system in the administration of TANF programs. Bans state use of federal TANF funds to replace state or local spending for non-qualified state expenditures. Requires TANF assistance to meet basic family economic needs. Makes reducing child poverty a purpose of the TANF program. Requires that states adopt standards and procedures to address domestic and sexual violence suffered by TANF recipients. Requires a state to guarantee child care services to TANF recipients employed or participating in a work activity. Eliminates the ban on providing assistance to fami… 2023-01-11T13:29:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3486
114-hr-3367 114 hr 3367 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-29 2015-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] GA D L000287 0 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Assets for Independence Act, which provides for demonstration projects designed to provide individuals and families of limited means with an incentive to save a portion of their earned income and thereby accumulate assets, increase their economic self-sufficiency, and stabilize such families and the communities in which they live. Expresses the sense of Congress that a qualified entity conducting a demonstration project under the Act should, to the maximum extent practicable, increase: (1) the rate at which it matches contributions by participating individuals, or (2) the number of such participating individuals. States that multiple households may share a single residence. Specifies public housing agencies and tribally designated housing entities as entities qualified to participate in a demonstration project. Repeals the requirement that state or local government or other public agencies apply jointly with a tax-exempt not-for-profit charitable organization or collaborate with certain kinds of local community-based organizations. Includes among postsecondary educational expenses any expenses for preparatory courses, room and board, and transportation. Revises requirements for: (1) applications for new and renewals of existing projects; (2) limitations on uses of the Reserve Fund; and (3) the adjusted gross household income eligibility test, requiring regulations for transfers from one project to another for individuals who move because of major disasters or emergencies, to find employment, or to a community where no project is available. Revises requirements for deposits by qualified entities in the individual development accounts (IDAs) of participating individuals to: (1) increase maximum deposits per individual and per household; (2) facilitate withdrawal of funds from an IDA, with formal approval, during the year following the end of a demonstration project; and (3) require disposal of funds remaining in an IDA a… 2023-01-11T13:30:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3367
114-hr-3368 114 hr 3368 Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-29 2015-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] GA D L000287 0 Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2015 This bill amends title XX (Block Grants to State for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to assist low-income individuals and individuals who have been unemployed for at least three months in developing self-employment opportunities. 2023-01-11T13:30:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3368
114-hr-3377 114 hr 3377 Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-29 2015-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NY D L000480 61 Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit, including any lump-sum death payment, payable under OASDI on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of any individual. Wages shall be deemed to have been paid (according to a specified formula) during each month in which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative without monetary compensation for up to five years of such service. This bill is not applicable in the case of any monthly benefit or lump-sum death payment if a larger benefit or payment would be payable without its application. 2023-01-11T13:30:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3377
114-hr-3150 114 hr 3150 One Social Security Act Social Welfare 2015-07-22 2015-07-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34] CA D B000287 91 One Social Security Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund into a new, restructured Social Security Trust Fund to consist of the employment and self-employment taxes imposed with respect to wages and self-employment income. The annual report to Congress on the operation and status of the Trust Fund shall include an actuarial analysis of the benefit cost with respect to disabled beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, to retired beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, and to survivor beneficiaries. 2023-01-11T13:30:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3150
114-hr-3160 114 hr 3160 Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-22 2015-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] CA D B001270 34 Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the chief executive officer of a state to certify that the state will provide assistance and services under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained age 23 if: the state has elected to extend the eligibility for foster care to all children up to age 21, or the responsible state agency uses state or other funds not provided under the Program to provide assistance and services comparable to those such youths would receive if the state had made such an election 2023-01-11T13:30:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3160
114-hr-3074 114 hr 3074 CPI for Seniors Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-15 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] TN R D000533 16 CPI for Seniors Act of 2015 This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly index, to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Seniors, that indicates monthly changes in expenditures for consumption that are typical for individuals in the United States who are 62 years of age or older. 2023-01-11T13:30:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3074
114-hr-3060 114 hr 3060 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-14 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. House Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] CA D S001150 27 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require each covered program to prohibit child abuse and neglect and meet specified minimum standards. A "covered program" is a facility of a program operated by a public or private entity that, with respect to one or more children who are unrelated to the program owner or operator, purports to provide treatment or modify behaviors in a residential environment. HHS shall: (1) implement a review process for overseeing, investigating, and evaluating reports of child abuse and neglect; and (2) establish a process to assist states in the oversight and enforcement of this Act. HHS must refer any violation of such standards to the Attorney General, who shall file a complaint on his or her own initiative regardless of whether such a referral has been made. The bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish additional eligibility requirements for grants to states to prevent child abuse and neglect at residential programs. States receiving grants must develop policies and procedures to prevent child abuse and neglect at covered programs, including standards that meet or exceed the standards required under this Act. 2023-01-11T13:30:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3060
114-hr-3047 114 hr 3047 Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act Social Welfare 2015-07-13 2015-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] NC R R000603 4 Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: subject individuals to criminal background checks for drug-related offenses as well as substance abuse screening, and deny TANF assistance for an individual who tests positive for a controlled substance. The Department of Health and Human Services is required to reduce by 15% of the state TANF grant if a state has substantially failed to condition benefits on passing drug testing or screening. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 are amended to set forth analogous drug testing and screening requirements under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and public housing and "Section 8" rental assistance programs. 2023-01-11T13:30:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3047
114-hr-3026 114 hr 3026 Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-10 2015-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] CA R C001094 9 Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow a tribal government (including one participating in an intertribal consortium) to lease land held in trust or in fee, at a fair market rate, for the administration of a tribal family assistance grant by the tribal government or the intertribal consortium. 2023-01-11T13:30:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3026
114-hr-2990 114 hr 2990 Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act Social Welfare 2015-07-09 2016-06-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498. House Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] IL R D000613 1 Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to states to conduct demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate strategies that provide wage subsidies to enable low-income individuals to enter into and retain employment. A state may use a grant to subsidize a recipient's wages for only 12 months and for no more than 50% of the wages received. An eligible recipient of such a subsidy may be either a TANF recipient or a noncustodial parent of a minor child receiving TANF assistance, but must also be unemployed and have an income less than 200% of the poverty line. A state must ensure that a subsidy recipient does not displace an individual on layoff or an employee whose employment has been terminated to make a vacancy for the subsidy recipient. A state must also establish a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of alleged violations of this nondisplacement requirement. HHS shall reserve specified funds for FY2017 to carry out this program, 15% of which must fund programs offering career pathway training services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. (Career pathways programs combine education, training, and other services aligned with the skill needs of industries in the economy of the state or regional economy involved in order to help an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.) 2023-01-11T13:30:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2990
114-hr-2991 114 hr 2991 Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act Social Welfare 2015-07-09 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] OH R R000586 15 Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to: eliminate the requirement that recipients participate in certain core work activities not fewer than 20 hours per week, as well as separate requirements for two-parent families; allow states to receive partial credit for certain families participating for less than the minimum hours required for purposes of calculating the monthly participation rate; give states the option to apply an alternative work participation rate calculation; revise requirements for counting job search as work; modify the rule deeming an individual to meet work participation requirements by attending secondary school; require a state to meet individuals participating for three months in job readiness assistance and certify whether continued participation is necessary to prepare them for employment; replace with job readiness assistance as a separate work activity the currently recognized work activity of providing child care services to a participant in a community service program; and increase from 12 to 24 months the maximum period that vocational educational training counts as a work activity. 2023-01-11T13:30:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2991
114-hr-3005 114 hr 3005 Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-07-09 2015-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 2 Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015 Conditions continued approval of a state plan under part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for an employment demonstration project involving a court- or state child support agency-supervised employment program for noncustodial parents who have barriers to employment and a history of nonpayment, so that they can pay their child support obligations. Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSAct title IV with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs, (2) activities promoting responsible fatherhood, (3) elimination of a separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families, (4) elimination of the requirement that two-parent family recipients participate in certain work activities not fewer than a specified number of hours per week more than 20, (5) elimination of the cap on treating vocational educational training as work participation, and (6) an increase in months of educational vocational training that may be counted as work participation. Prohibits a state from conditioning receipt of TANF or certain other benefits on participation in a healthy marriage or responsible fatherhood program. Amends SSAct title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs it has incurred under SSAct title XIX (Medicaid) for the birth of a child for whom support rights have been assigned. Requires a state to make a full distribution of collected child support to the family. Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to: (1) deductions from family income for child support received in order to qualify for food stamps, (2) verification of child support payments, and (… 2023-01-11T13:30:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3005
114-hr-3010 114 hr 3010 Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act Social Welfare 2015-07-09 2015-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] WA R R000578 0 Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a state receiving a TANF grant to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent assistance under the TANF program from being used in any electronic benefit transfer (via a card) at any establishment that offers marijuana for sale. 2023-01-11T13:30:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3010
114-hr-2966 114 hr 2966 Reducing Poverty through Employment Act Social Welfare 2015-07-08 2016-06-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. House Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] MO R S001195 2 Reducing Poverty through Employment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it a purpose of the TANF program to reduce child poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement of needy parents. 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2966
114-hr-2967 114 hr 2967 Using Evidence to Move Welfare Recipients into Work Act Social Welfare 2015-07-08 2015-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] IN R Y000064 0 Using Evidence to Move Welfare Recipients into Work Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a database of the projects that used a proven approach or a promising approach in moving welfare recipients into work, which shall be called the What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work. 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2967
114-hr-2968 114 hr 2968 Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act Social Welfare 2015-07-08 2015-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] IN R Y000064 0 Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to conduct demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate strategies to provide coordinated case management to help individuals receiving TANF assistance to increase their employment and self-sufficiency. 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2968
114-hr-2969 114 hr 2969 TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act Social Welfare 2015-07-08 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-13] NC R H001065 0 TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to repeal the separate participation rate for two-parent families receiving TANF assistance. 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2969
114-hr-2949 114 hr 2949 Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act Social Welfare 2015-07-07 2015-07-07 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] NC R M001156 2 Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act Excludes payments made under a state eugenics compensation program from classification as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any federal public benefit. Defines "state eugenics compensation program" as a state program for compensating individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the state. 2023-01-11T13:30:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2949
114-hr-2952 114 hr 2952 Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act Social Welfare 2015-07-07 2016-06-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500. House Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] LA R B001255 0 Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace the current program of bonus grants for high performing states with a program requiring each state to collect and report information necessary to measure the state's level of performance for FY2018 and each ensuing fiscal year for each employment percentage, retention percentage, and earnings advancement measure for adults in unsubsidized employment after exiting the TANF program (indicators). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall use the information collected for FY2018 to establish the baseline level of performance of each state for each indicator. The state shall reach agreement with HHS: (1) on the requisite level of performance for each indicator for FY2019-FY2020; and (2) before FY2021 on the requisite level of performance for each indicator for that fiscal year. HHS shall revise the requisite levels of performance for a fiscal year and a state to reflect the actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants. HHS shall use an objective statistical model to make such performance level adjustments, and shall consult with the Department of Labor to develop a statistical adjustment model similar to one described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. HHS shall also develop a template which each state shall use to report on outcomes achieved under the new program or any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures. 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2952
114-hr-2959 114 hr 2959 TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act Social Welfare 2015-07-07 2016-06-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496. House Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] SD R N000184 0 TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set a limit on nongovernmental third-party contributions counted as qualified state expenditures used in determining whether a state maintains a certain level of historic state expenditures or else faces an associated penalty with a reduction in the state TANF grant. Qualified state expenditures shall exclude: the amount (if any) by which the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the state or a local government during the fiscal year exceeds the value of all goods and services claimed by the state as qualified state expenditures for FY2016, and any amount expended for medical services. 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2959
114-hr-2806 114 hr 2806 Recidivism Reduction Act Social Welfare 2015-06-17 2015-06-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] IN D C001072 20 Recidivism Reduction Act Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the reinstatement upon release of an otherwise eligible disabled inmate for SSI benefits which were terminated because of the inmate's incarceration in a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility for a period of 12 or more consecutive months. Requires automatic reinstatement of the benefit eligibility under SSAct title XVI upon discharge or release of an individual who has become an inmate of a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility, without the need to reapply for the benefits, if the period of sentence to the institution does not exceed 90 days. Requires the inmate to apply for reinstatement and resumption of such benefits within 36 months after release. Requires the reinstatement of SSI benefit eligibility for such an individual's spouse if the spouse was previously an SSI-eligible spouse. Amends SSAct title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to develop a system for prerelease application for resumption of suspended OASDI disability insurance benefits, or other benefits based on disability. Amends SSAct title XIX (Medicaid) to require state Medicaid plans to provide that in the case of any individual enrolled for medical assistance immediately before becoming an inmate of a public institution under a sentence of 90 days or less: (1) the enrollment shall be reinstated automatically upon the individual's release from such institution without the need to apply for such assistance, and (2) any period of continuous eligibility in effect when the individual became such an inmate shall be reinstated as of the release date and the duration of such period shall be determined without regard to the period in which the individual was such an inmate. Requires an increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (matching rate) by five percentage points (not to ex… 2023-01-11T13:30:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2806
114-hr-2774 114 hr 2774 Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act Social Welfare 2015-06-15 2015-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] FL R B001260 1 Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to overpayments to prohibit the recovery of overpayments through tax refund offsets or by any other means with respect to any overpayment to a person who had not attained the age of 18 at the time the payment was made. Reduction in Social Security benefits under the earnings test may not apply to the earnings of an individual in any month in which he or she is entitled to a child's insurance benefit. 2023-01-11T13:30:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2774
114-hr-2777 114 hr 2777 Social Security Integrity Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-06-15 2015-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] IA R K000362 2 Social Security Integrity Act of 2015 This bill directs the Commissioner of Social Security to implement all of the recommendations described in the memorandum from the Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration entitled "Numberholders Age 112 or Older Who Did Not Have a Death Entry on the Numident (A-06-14-34030)" and dated March 4, 2015. 2023-01-11T13:30:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2777
114-hr-2779 114 hr 2779 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability. Social Welfare 2015-06-15 2015-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NY D L000480 0 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability. 2023-01-11T13:30:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2779
114-hr-2780 114 hr 2780 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce. Social Welfare 2015-06-15 2015-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NY D L000480 0 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a spouse's OASDI benefits. 2023-01-11T13:30:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2780
114-hr-2781 114 hr 2781 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. Social Welfare 2015-06-15 2015-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NY D L000480 0 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits. Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability. 2023-01-11T13:30:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2781
114-hr-2782 114 hr 2782 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement. Social Welfare 2015-06-15 2015-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NY D L000480 0 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement, and (2) the treatment of delayed retirement in cases of simultaneous entitlement to OASDI benefits and widow's or widower's insurance benefits. 2023-01-11T13:30:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2782
114-hr-2721 114 hr 2721 Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-06-10 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] CA D L000551 47 Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015 DIVISION A--EDUCATION TITLE I--STRONG START FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN Subtitle A--Access to Voluntary Prekindergarten for Low- and Moderate-Income Families Directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Allots grants to states based on each state's proportion of children who are age four and who are from families with incomes at or below 200% of the poverty level. Defines "high-quality prekindergarten programs." Conditions grant eligibility on a state demonstrating to ED that it: (1) has established or will establish early learning and development standards, (2) has established or will develop the ability to link prekindergarten data with elementary and secondary school data, (3) offers state-funded kindergarten for children, and (4) has established a State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care. Directs ED and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a process to provide Head Start program services to children who are younger than age four in states or regions that provide four-year-olds whose family income is at or below 200% of the poverty level with sustained access to high-quality prekindergarten programs. Subtitle B--Prekindergarten Development Grants Directs ED to award competitive, matching, capacity-building grants to states that assure that they will use their grant to become eligible, within three years of receiving the grant, for this Act's grants for high-quality prekindergarten programs. TITLE II--RESTORING SUMMER PELL GRANTS Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow ED to award a student two Pell Grants during a single award year if the student is enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree program or a certificate program at an inst… 2023-01-11T13:30:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2721
114-hr-2585 114 hr 2585 Sanchez-Young Social Security Disability Insurance for the Terminally Ill Act Social Welfare 2015-06-01 2015-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] NY D I000057 1 Sanchez-Young Social Security Disability Insurance for the Terminally Ill Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals with a life expectancy of 12 months or less, as determined by a primary care provider, medical specialist, or other qualified provider, or who would otherwise suffer undue hardship by application of a waiting period. 2023-01-11T13:31:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2585
114-hr-2504 114 hr 2504 Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-05-21 2015-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] SD R N000184 5 Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to prohibit from receiving benefits under those titles any individual who is the subject of: (1) an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony, or (2) an outstanding arrest warrant for violating a condition of prohibition or parole imposed under federal or state law. Directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to furnish any federal, state, or local law enforcement officer, upon written request, with the current address, Social Security number, and photograph of any recipient of title VIII benefits if the officer furnishes the SSA with the individual's name and other identifying information as reasonably required to establish the individual's unique identity, and notifies the SSA that: (1) the individual is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, or the individual is violating a condition of probation or parole; and (2) the location or apprehension of such individual is within the officer's official duties. 2023-01-11T13:31:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2504
114-hr-2511 114 hr 2511 School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-05-21 2015-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] NY R R000585 1 School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2015 Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to condition SSI benefits for disabled children aged 16 or 17 on school attendance, except where the Social Security Administration determines that the individual has good medical cause to not attend school for part or all of a month. 2023-01-11T13:31:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2511
114-hr-2408 114 hr 2408 Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-05-19 2015-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 12 Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The Working Group as its primary goal shall develop a national plan to reduce: within 10 years the number of children living in poverty in the United States to half the number cited in the report of the U.S. Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013; within the same 10 years the number of children living in extreme poverty in the United States to zero; and within 20 years the number of children living in poverty, extreme or otherwise, in the United States to zero. HHS shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for two public workshops to provide the Working Group with information to assist in the development of the plan. 2023-01-11T13:31:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2408
114-hr-2442 114 hr 2442 Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-05-19 2015-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] AZ D G000551 36 Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015 Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase from $240 to $1,344 (increased for inflation each calendar year after 2016) the first amount of general income per year excluded in determining SSI program eligibility. Increases from $780 to $4,368 (similarly increased) the first amount of earned income similarly excluded (including for a blind or disabled individual or spouse under age 65). Sets at: (1) $15,000 in calendar year 2016 (increased for inflation) the resource limit for couples, and (2) $10,000 in calendar year 2016 (similarly increased) the resource limit for individuals without a spouse. Prescribes an inflation adjustment in benefits in any calendar year after 2016. Removes support and maintenance furnished in kind from determination of unearned income. Repeals the administrative penalty which renders individuals (and spouses) ineligible for SSI for a certain period of time if after the look-back date (usually 36 months preceding their application for SSI) they dispose of their resources for less than market value. 2023-01-11T13:31:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2442
114-hr-2359 114 hr 2359 Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention Act Social Welfare 2015-05-15 2015-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 4 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 titles II, VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) to subject to criminal penalties for fraud any conspiracy to commit specified offenses, and increase criminal as well as civil monetary penalties for certain individuals in positions of trust who commit fraud. Amends SSAct title II to direct the SSA to establish rules under which fines and other appropriate sanctions may be imposed on claimant representatives for failure to comply with the SSA rules and regulations. Amends SSAct title XI to: (1) establish a civil monetary penalty for any claimant representative who knowingly charges for services rendered in excess of the maximum fee prescribed by the SSA or allowed by a court, and (2) direct the SSA periodically to adjust civil monetary penalty maximum amounts for inflation. Requires federal courts (which currently are merely authorized) to order defendants convicted of Social Security fraud to provide restitution to victims in certain cases. Amends SSAct title II to ban any payment of benefits to individuals on whom a civil monetary penalty is imposed for fraudulently concealing work activity. Directs the Inspector General of the SSA to conduct biennial reviews of the practices of a sample of the highest earning claimant representatives to ensure compliance with SSA policies. 2023-01-11T13:31:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2359
114-hr-2331 114 hr 2331 No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-05-14 2015-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] AZ R G000565 26 No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015 This bill amends: (1) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude marijuana products from items that may be purchased with food stamps; and (2) part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require states to maintain policies that prevent the use of TANF in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in any establishment that offers marijuana for sale. States that have not reported to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on their implementation of the policies and practices required by this Act, or which have not implemented such policies and practices, shall have the amount of their family assistance grants reduced by 5%. 2023-01-11T13:27:12Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2331
114-hr-2135 114 hr 2135 Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act Social Welfare 2015-04-30 2015-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 5 Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants 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 authorize the Commissioner of Social Security to give individuals denied OASDI and SSI benefits based on an adverse determination of disability any information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services. 2023-01-11T13:27:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2135
114-hr-2136 114 hr 2136 Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-30 2015-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 4 Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for OASDI or SSI benefits, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance. The SSA shall report annually Congress on: (1) the total number of cases selected for quality review, (2) the number in which a decision is remanded, and (3) the number in which a decision is modified or reversed. 2023-01-11T13:27:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2136
114-hr-1983 114 hr 1983 Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-23 2015-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 0 Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social Security trust funds) from being included in the federal budget baseline for any fiscal year and from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of offsetting any tax decrease or spending increase. Excludes Social Security trust fund receipts and disbursements totals from official Office of Management and Budget and Congressional Budget Office budget pronouncements. Makes proceeds to the Social Security trust funds from Social Security taxes available solely for OASDI purposes. Prohibits their availability for the establishment or funding of private accounts. 2023-01-11T13:27:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1983
114-hr-1996 114 hr 1996 No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-23 2015-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 8 No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from assigning a Social Security account number to any individual who receives deferred action on removal in accordance with certain Department of Homeland Security memoranda dated June 15, 2012 and November 20, 2014, and who would be subject to removal but for such memoranda. Prohibits the payment of OASDI benefits to such individuals. Denies the crediting of quarters of coverage toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and who was not authorized to be employed in the United States. Prohibits counting an individual's annual wages or self-employment income for any year for which no quarter of coverage may be credited. Directs the Commissioner and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to establish a system to transmit to the Secretary any Social Security account number assigned to an individual after the enactment of this Act, as well as other identifying information, in any case in which the individual is not a U.S. citizen or national at the time that number is assigned. 2023-01-11T13:27:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1996
114-hr-2003 114 hr 2003 Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act Social Welfare 2015-04-23 2015-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] IL D B001286 27 Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to: (1) provide information on all deceased individuals that is furnished to or maintained by SSA, subject to appropriate safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure, to federal or state agencies providing benefits or administering a federal program; and (2) provide for the use of such information by federal agencies to operate the Do Not Pay working system and to carry out tax administration or debt collection duties. Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to analyze and report to Congress on potential alternative sources of death data maintained by non-federal sources. Amends the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to require the OMB to: (1) issue guidance to agencies that operate or maintain a database of information relating to beneficiaries, annuity recipients, or other purposes for which improved data matching with databases would be relevant and necessary; (2) develop a plan to assist states and local agencies, and Indian Tribes and tribal organizations, to provide information, in an electronic format, to the federal government on the deaths of individuals; and (3) submit to Congress a plan to improve data matching with the federal government on the death of individuals who are benefit recipients and an annual report on the implementation of such requirements. Directs the SSA to submit a plan to ensure the accuracy and completeness of death data of individuals who are not eligible for or receiving social security benefits. 2023-01-11T13:27:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2003
114-hr-2025 114 hr 2025 Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-23 2015-05-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] CA D T000472 56 Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state. Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI benefit applicant and an insured individual were validly married in a jurisdiction other than a state at the time the applicant files a benefit application or, if the insured individual is dead, at the time the individual died. Waives the nine-month marriage requirement to make eligible for widow or widower benefits certain widows or widowers whose marriage to a deceased individual would not have been treated as a marriage for federal law purposes before June 26, 2013. Waives the same requirement for anyone who became a stepchild of the deceased individual as a result of such a marriage. Waives the one-year marriage requirement to make eligible for husband's or wife's OASDI benefits certain husbands and wives whose marriage to an individual would not have been treated as a marriage for federal law purposes before June 26, 2013. Waives the same requirement for anyone who became a stepchild of the individual as a result of such a marriage. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a comprehensive and effective three-year outreach campaign to encourage benefit applications by individuals newly eligible for OASDI benefits as a result of changes in law relating to same-sex marriage and occurring on or after June 26, 2013. 2023-01-11T13:27:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2025
114-hr-1936 114 hr 1936 Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act Social Welfare 2015-04-22 2015-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 7 Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act This bill amends the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from considering (except for good cause) any medical evidence with respect to whether an individual is under a disability which is furnished by: (1) any individual convicted of a felony relating to Medicare fraud, (2) any individual or entity excluded from participation in any federal health care program, and (3) any person with respect to whom a civil monetary penalty or assessment has been imposed for the submission of false evidence. 2023-01-11T13:27:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1936
114-hr-1795 114 hr 1795 Promoting Opportunity through Informed Choice Act Social Welfare 2015-04-15 2015-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 8 Promoting Opportunity through Informed Choice Act Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to make on-line tools publicly available through the Social Security Administration website to allow all individuals eligible for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI of the Social Security Act to assess the impact of earnings on their eligibility for, and amount of, benefits received through federal and state benefit programs. 2023-01-11T13:27:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1795
114-hr-1800 114 hr 1800 GRIDD Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-15 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 7 Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2015 or the GRIDD Act of 2015 The Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe rules and regulations that update medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations. 2023-01-11T13:27:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1800
114-hr-1811 114 hr 1811 Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act Social Welfare 2015-04-15 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] FL D D000610 13 Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2015. Amends SSAct title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings in the determination of primary OASDI amounts. 2023-01-11T13:27:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1811
114-hr-1822 114 hr 1822 Supplemental Security Income Equality Act Social Welfare 2015-04-15 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] PR D P000596 4 Supplemental Security Income Equality Act Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1972 to extend the Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1822
114-hr-1779 114 hr 1779 Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-14 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. House Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] KY D Y000062 49 Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to reauthorize it through FY2020, generally at FY2009 levels. Modifies the Basic Center Grant (BCG) Program (for short-term emergency shelter and family reunification services to runaway and homeless youth) to require local centers to provide safe shelter and services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and homeless youth, and (if appropriate) services for their families, including individuals they identify as family. Extends the maximum stay in a BCG shelter from 21 to 30 days, and requires a shelter to provide suicide prevention services. Allows shelter services to include: (1) trauma-informed and gender-responsive services for runaway or homeless youth, including victims of trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation; and (2) an assessment of family engagement in support and reunification (if appropriate), interventions, and services for parents or legal guardians of such youth, or individuals they identify as family. Revises plan applicant record keeping requirements. Requires plan applicants to: (1) provide age, gender, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the extent practicable to runaway youth; and (2) assist youth in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Revises the Transitional Living Grant (TLG) Program (for longer-term residential services, life skills, education, and employment support to older homeless youth) to require information and counseling services in basic life skills to be age, gender, and linguistically appropriate to the extent practicable.. Requires TLG plan applicants to provide suicide prevention services, counseling to homeless youth, and aftercare services. Requires a TLG plan to ensure proper referral of homeless youth to mental health services, including programs providing wrap-around services to victims of trafficking in persons or sexual exploitation. Requires plan applicants to provide age, gender, and culturally and li… 2023-01-11T13:27:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1779
114-hr-1756 114 hr 1756 Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-04-13 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] WI D M001160 1 Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for computation of the primary insurance amount (PIA, or the monthly benefit amount payable to a worker upon retirement at full retirement age or upon entitlement to disability benefits), increasing the special minimum benefit for certain earners based on years in the workforce and a specified percentage of 1/12th of the poverty guideline for the previous calendar year. Prescribes a formula for an increase in OASDI benefit amounts for beneficiaries on account of long-term eligibility (counting from at least 16 years after the individual's applicable date of eligibility). Extends a child's benefit for certain full-time post-secondary students under age 22. Amends both SSA title II and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to add an applicable percentage of a certain part of remuneration to the formula for determining taxable wages and the net earning from taxable self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base for Federal Insurance Contribution ACT (FICA, or Social Security) tax purposes beginning in 2017. Amends SSA title II, with respect to the formula for computation of the PIA, to establish a new bend point, for individuals becoming eligible in 2017, involving the contribution and benefit base. (Bend points are dollar amounts defining brackets of average indexed monthly earnings used in the formula for determining the PIA.) Prescribes another formula for computation of the PIA, based on the new bend point, for those becoming eligible after 2017. Amends the IRC to increase the FICA tax rates on a graduated basis beginning in 2017. Disregards any increase in monthly OASDI benefits as a result of this Act from income or resources for any month after December 2016 for the purpose of determining the eligibility of a recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assis… 2023-01-11T13:27:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1756
114-hr-1716 114 hr 1716 No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-03-26 2015-04-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] CA R R000409 33 No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income any wages earned for services by aliens performed in the United States, and self-employment income derived from a trade or business conducted in the United States, while the alien was not authorized to be so employed or to perform a function or service in such a trade or business. 2023-01-11T13:27:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1716
114-hr-1578 114 hr 1578 Social Security Commission Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-03-24 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] MD D D000620 9 Social Security Commission Act of 2015 Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency to make recommendations to Congress, including proposed legislation, for achieving solvency in the Social Security trust funds for a period of at least 75 years. Requires expedited consideration of any proposed legislation approving Commission recommendations. 2023-01-11T13:28:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1578
114-hr-1474 114 hr 1474 Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 Social Welfare 2015-03-19 2015-03-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. House Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] TX R M001158 3 Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to issue a new Social Security number to a child who has not attained the age of 14 in cases where confidentiality has been compromised: by reason of theft of related documentation, or by reason of public disclosure of information regarding deceased individuals that includes such number by mistake. 2023-01-11T13:28:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1474
114-hr-1520 114 hr 1520 Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act Social Welfare 2015-03-19 2015-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] MI R W000798 0 Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of Social Security taxes collected, as well as the aggregate increase in certain tax liabilities, over the sum of benefits paid. Establishes in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund a Medicare Surplus Protection Account to hold amounts equivalent to the Medicare part A surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of hospital insurance taxes collected over the sum of Medicare part A benefits paid. Denies the availability of the balance in either Account for investment by the Managing Trustee. Establishes in the executive branch a Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (other than investment in the form of U.S. obligations). 2023-01-11T13:28:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1520

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