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HR 5373 106th Congress House

Social Security Guarantee Act

Official title: To guarantee the right of individuals to receive Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment.

Introduced: October 3, 2000 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceEntitlementsFinance and Financial Sector
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Financial statementsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security beneficiaries
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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.
 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
Oct 12, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Oct 3, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 3, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Guarantee Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue to each individual receiving benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and, thereafter, to each individual who applies for such benefits, a certificate representing a legally enforceable guarantee: (1) of the monthly amount of benefits that the individual will receive under that title, as determined on the certificate's date of issuance; and (2) that the benefits will be adjusted at least annually on the basis of an accurate determination of the increase in the individual's cost-of-living, and as a result in a change in the eligibility status of the individual under that title.

States that any certificate issued under the authority of this Act constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the payment to the individual to whom the certificate is issued OASDI benefits in the amounts set forth in the certificate and subsequently adjusted.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 10, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5373: Social Security Guarantee Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5373/
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