WikiLeaks Document Release http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21281 February 2, 2009 Congressional Research Service Report RS21281 Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress Geoffrey Kollmann, Domestic Social Policy Division January 7, 2003 Abstract. This report lists the bills that have been introduced in the 107th Congress that directly affect the Social Security program, and provides a summary table listed by subject. Order Code RS21281 Updated January 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress Geoffrey Kollmann Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report lists the bills that were introduced in the 107th Congress that directly http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21281 affected the Social Security program, and provides a summary table listed by subject. Social Security Bills Introduced in the 107th Congress Two hundred and nine bills were introduced in the 107th Congress that directly or indirectly affected the Social Security program. This report lists those that directly affected old-age and survivors insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. It first describes those bills on which legislative action has occurred. It then presents a table that includes bills that would reform the system or otherwise address its financing problems, change its budget status, or increase or reduce benefits, and groups them into categories reflecting their general purpose. Footnotes to the table list reports from the Congressional Research Service that discuss the bills or subject matter. Bills on Which Legislative Action Has Occurred H.R. 2 (Herger) Reserves Social Security and Medicare surpluses for debt reduction until reform is passed. Passed House, February 13, 2001, by a vote of 407-2. H.Con.Res. 282 (Shaw) Expresses the sense of the Congress that Social Security reform legislation should guarantee current-law benefits to current and future retirees, without raising taxes. Passed House, December 12, 2001, by a vote of 415-5. H.R. 4069 (Shaw) Makes miscellaneous enhancements in Social Security spousal benefits. Passed House, May 14, 2002, by a vote of 418-0. H.R. 4070 (Shaw) Provides additional safeguards for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients with representative payees and enhances other program protections. Passed House, June 26, 2002, by a vote of 425-0. Passed Senate, November 18, 2002, by voice vote. Table 1. Social Security Bills in 107th Congress Congressional Research Service ~ The Library of Congress CRS-2 General purpose of bill Creates voluntary or Attempts to enhance mandatory personal Creates personal accounts, solvency or income of accounts in place of part or but does not alter current current systema all of current systema system H.R. 2771 Kolbe H.R. 849 Sessions H.R. 2110 Petri H.R. 2935 Frank H.R. 2771 Kolbe S. 2693 Dorgan H.R. 3315 DeFazio H.R. 3497 Shaw H.R. 3497 Shaw H.R. 3535 DeMint H.R. 3535 DeMint H.R. 4022 Matsui H.R. 4023 Matsui H.R. 4023 Matsui H.R. 4024 Matsui H.R. 4024 Matsui H.R. 5252 Waxman H.R. 5734 N. Smith S.5 Gramm Alters Social Security's Alters system's investment budget treatment Liberalizes or ends Social http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21281 policiesb (including "lock box" bills)c Security earnings testd H.R. 96 Hall H.R. 2 Herger H.R. 1731 Sessions H.R. 166 Royce H.R. 56 Ross H.R. 3497 Shaw H.R. 219 Paul H.R. 120 Holt H.R. 1320 Sabo H.R. 373 Rogers H.R. 3315 DeFazio H.R. 560 Ross H.R. 816 Andrews H.R. 1065 Andrews H.R. 1204 Adam Smith H.R. 1207 Bartlett S. 21 Daschle Alters Social Security's Deals with Social Security Addresses Social Security disability provisions numbers and privacy "notch" issuee H.R. 344 Frank H.R. 220 Paul H.R. 80 Emerson H.R. 481 Stark H.R. 2036 Shaw H.R. 97 Hall H.R. 498 Ehrlich H.R. 4513 Markey H.R. 853 Wexler H.R. 509 Mink S. 848 Feinstein H.R. 870 Clement H.R. 569 Andrews S. 1014 Bunning S. 825 Reid H.R. 2850 Deal S. 1055 Feinstein H.R. 3133 Cantor S. 3100 Feinstein H.R. 3265 Platts H.R. 5667 G. Green S. 682 McCain S. 2942 Crapo CRS-3 General purpose of bill Alters Social Security taxes for purposes other than to Establishes bi-partisan Restores benefits for restore solvency Social Security commission college students H.R. 1573 Owens H.R. 14 Portman H.R. 410 Andrews H.R. 1069 DeMint Expresses sense of Liberalizes benefits for Repeals some/all of taxation Congress about Social spouses, children, and of Social Security benefitsf Security issue childcare giversg H.R. 122 S. Johnson H.R. 4780 Matsui H.R. 319 Allen H.R. 192 Stump H.R. 5541 Shows H.R. 2698 Andrews H.R. 209 Sweeney H.Res. 128 DeLauro H.R. 3023 Duncan H.R. 1018 Toomey H.Res. 425 Thurman H.R. 3325 Lowey H.R. 1532 Weiner H.Res. 493 Jefferson H.R. 3326 Lowey H.R. 2106 Larson H.J.Res. 26 G. Taylor H.R. 3327 Lowey H.R. 2548 Doolittle H.C.Res. 120 Mark Green H.R. 3328 Lowey http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21281 H.R. 4789 Paul H.C.Res. 214 Shaw H.R. 3315 DeFazio H.R. 4790 Paul H.C.Res. 229 Graves H.R. 3497 Shaw H.R. 5568 Weldon H.C.Res. 282 Shaw H.R. 4069 Shaw S. 181 Shelby H.Res. 128 DeLauro H.R. 4671 Matsui S. 237 Hutchinson S.Res. 230 Corzine H.R. 4743 Lowey S.J.Res. 2 Gramm S. 2533 G. Smith Liberalizes "windfall" Liberalizes "government Authorizes benefits for the benefits provisionh pension offset" provisioni month of deathj H.R. 848 Sandlin H.R. 664 Jefferson H.R. 210 Sweeney H.R. 1073 Frank H.R. 2638 McKeon H.R. 1091 Mink H.R. 2638 McKeon H.R. 3497 Shaw H.R. 1464 Holden S. 1523 Feinstein S. 611 Mikulski H.R. 2845 Andrews S. 2521 Kerry S. 1523 Feinstein H.R. 5404 Russell S. 882 Mikulski Makes changes to Requires that Social Expands eligibility for representative payee Security benefits be made a lump sum death benefit provisionsl "legal guarantee" H.R. 266 Duncan H.R. 3332 Shaw H.R. 832 W. Jones H.R. 2378 Clement H.R. 4070 Shaw H.R. 3135 DeMint H.R. 3119 Hastings S. 693 Grassley S. 806 Hutchinson S. 1558 Santorum Alters COLAs by Revising Consumer Price Index Denies benefits to fugitive Reduces "user fee" assessed (CPI)k felonsm on attorneys H.R. 390 Weiner S. 2387 Santorum S. 2700 Lincoln H.R. 2035 Sanders H.R. 4070 Shaw H.R. 4070 Shaw Source: Derived from on-line Legislative Information System; bills introduced as of November 20, 2002. a For discussion, see CRS Issue Brief IB98048, Social Security Reform. b For discussion, see CRS Report RS20607, Social Security: Trust Fund Investment Practices, and CRS Report 91-129, Social Security: Investing the Surplus. CRS-4 c For discussion, see CRS Report RS20165, Social Security, Medicare, and Public Debt Reduction "Lock Boxes," and CRS Report 98-422, Social Security and the Federal Budget: What Does Social Security Being "Off Budget" Mean? d For discussion, see CRS Report 98-789, Social Security: Proposed Changes to the Earnings Test. e For discussion, see CRS Report 95-188, The Social Security Notch Issue. f For discussion, see CRS Report RL30581, Social Security: Taxation of Benefits. g For discussion, see CRS Report RS21228, Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002. h For discussion, see CRS Report 98-35, The Windfall Benefit Provision. i For discussion, see CRS Report RS20148, Social Security: The Government Pension Offset. j For discussion, see CRS Report 93-792, Social Security Benefits Are Not Paid For the Month of Death. k For discussion, see CRS Report RS20060, A Separate Consumer Price Index for the Elderly? and CRS Report 97-33, The CPI and the "True"Cost of Living. l For discussion, see CRS Report RS21225, Social Security Protection Act of 2002 (H.R. 4070). m For discussion, see CRS Report RS20325, Efforts to Prevent Prisoners and Fugitives from Receiving Benefits from the Social Security Administration. http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21281