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Straight Talk on Social Security Act

Introduced: September 21, 2000 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
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Jul 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 27, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Straight Talk on Social Security Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require social security account statements to contain: (1) a comparison of the annual social security tax inflows to the amount paid in benefits annually and a statement of whether the ratio will result in a cash flow deficit and what year such deficit will commence as well as the first year in which funds in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds will cease to be sufficient to cover the deficit and the percentage of benefits due at that time that could be paid from annual tax inflows; and (2) an explanation of the average rate of return that a taxpayer can expect to receive on old-age insurance benefits as compared to the total amount of social security taxes a taxpayer expects to pay.
What's happening now July 27, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5028: Straight Talk on Social Security Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5028/
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"H.R. 5028: Straight Talk on Social Security Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5028/.
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H.R. 5028, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5028/.
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