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Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New…

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Official title: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 27, 2005
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
Apr 27, 2005
Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 109-58.
Apr 25, 2005
Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 1.
Apr 25, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1971-1972)
Apr 6, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1787)
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2005

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives information in his possession providing specific evidence for the following statement he made on February 16, 2005, at a meeting in Portsmith, New Hampshire: "And by the way, there is not a Social Security trust."

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 14, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 170: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-170/
MLA
"H. Res. 170: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-170/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 170, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-170/.
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[H. Res. 170: Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-170/)
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