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HR 4033 105th Congress House Social Welfare Balanced budgets Budget deficits Budget surpluses Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Finance and Financial Sector Government securities Government trust funds Interest rates Investment of public funds Off-budget expenditures Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security finance

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require investment of the Social Security trust funds in marketable securities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7929)
Jul 29, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6515)
Jun 24, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5069-5070)
Jun 23, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4970)
Jun 20, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 10, 1998
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to investment of the social security trust funds.

Repeals authorization for the issuance of public-debt obligations for purchase by the trust funds. Declares that nothing in Federal law shall be construed to authorize the Federal Government to issue such obligations solely for purchase by the trust funds.

Requires the Managing Trustee of the trust funds to: (1) ensure that obligations in which investments are made bear interest at a rate at least equal (currently, equal) to the average market yield on all marketable interest-bearing U.S. bonds (thus allowing the interest rate to exceed the average market yield); and (2) compute the average market yield on the basis of market quotations as of the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of purchase (currently, date of issuance).

Provides that any description of, or reference to, surplus or deficit totals for the Government in any document or other material prepared by the Office of Management and Budget or by the Congressional Budget Office shall not include the outlays and revenue totals of the social security trust funds.

What's happening now September 17, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7929)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4033: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require investment of the Social Security trust funds in marketable securities, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4033/
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"H.R. 4033: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require investment of the Social Security trust funds in marketable securities, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4033/.
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H.R. 4033, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4033/.
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