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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and the Congress should save Social Security as soon as possible and vigorously safeguard Social Security surpluses, and that the President's…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and the Congress should save Social Security as soon as possible and vigorously safeguard Social Security surpluses, and that the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security should recommend innovative ways to protect workers' financial commitment without benefit cuts or payroll tax increases.

Introduced: August 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 21, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E420-421)
Aug 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Aug 3, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1539)
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President and Congress should save Social Security as soon as possible; (2) Social Security surpluses must be vigorously safeguarded and used only for purposes of saving Social Security or reducing the publicly held debt; and (3) the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, recognizing the immense financial commitment of every American worker in the Social Security system, should present in its recommendations innovative ways to protect that commitment without benefit cuts or payroll tax increases.
What's happening now March 21, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E420-421)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 6, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Aug 2, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Aug 2, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and the Congress should save Social Security as soon as possible and vigorously safeguard Social Security surpluses, and that the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security should recommend innovative ways to protect workers' financial commitment without benefit cuts or payroll tax increases.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-214/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and the Congress should save Social Security as soon as possible and vigorously safeguard Social Security surpluses, and that the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security should recommend innovative ways to protect workers' financial commitment without benefit cuts or payroll tax increases.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-214/.
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H. Con. Res. 214, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-214/.
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[H. Con. Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President and the Congress should save Social Security as soon as possible and vigorously safeguard Social Security surpluses, and that the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security should recommend innovative ways to protect workers' financial commitment without benefit cuts or payroll tax increases.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-214/)
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