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HR 1276 111th Congress House Social Welfare Budget deficits and national debt Employment taxes Financial services and investments Government trust funds Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2009

Introduced: March 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2009
Referred to House Budget
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social Security trust funds) from being included in the federal budget baseline for any fiscal year and from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of offsetting any tax decrease or spending increase. Excludes Social Security trust fund receipts and disbursements totals from official Office of Management and Budget and Congressional Budget Office budget pronouncements.

Makes proceeds to the Social Security trust funds from Social Security taxes available solely for OASDI purposes. Prohibits their availability for the establishment or funding of private accounts.


What's happening now March 3, 2009

Referred to House Budget

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 10, 2009
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1276: Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1276/
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"H.R. 1276: Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1276/.
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H.R. 1276, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1276/.
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