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HR 591 105th Congress House

Social Security Benefits Protection and Restoration Act of 1997

Official title: To require the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of earn… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of earnings information maintained by the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting in underpayment of Social Security benefits.

Introduced: February 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 11, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Benefits Protection and Restoration Act of 1997 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) study jointly and report to the Congress on the inability of the Social Security Administration to provide American workers with their full social security benefits because of insufficient information necessary to identify account earnings information correctly for such workers at the Administration; (2) take appropriate remedial measures, including devising and implementing a procedure for eliminating backlogged uncredited earnings filed with the Administration. Requires a progress report to the Congress on implementation of such measures, along with any recommendations for appropriate legislative action.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 4, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Feb 5, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 5, 1997
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