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HR 3597 111th Congress House

Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009

Official title: To extend certain economic recovery payments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Disability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment taxesPoverty and welfare assistance
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RailroadsSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation employeesVeterans' pensions and compensationWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 17, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Sep 17, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Sep 17, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 17, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the $250 economic recovery payment payable to certain individuals through calendar year 2010.

Applies the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance tax in 2010 to certain earnings in excess of $250,000.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3810 Related bill Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009
  • S 1685 Related bill Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 15, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 13, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 8, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Sep 23, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3597: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3597/
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"H.R. 3597: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3597/.
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H.R. 3597, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3597/.
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