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S 3976 111th Congress Senate

Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 2010 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AppropriationsComputers and information technologyDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensions
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesIncome tax creditsRailroadsSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation employeesVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 19, 2010
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 Latest action November 19, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, title II of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, to extend: (1) through 2011 the $250 economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits; and (2) through 2011 the special tax credit for certain government retirees.

Makes additional appropriations through FY2013 to cover such payments.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3985 Identical bill Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 19, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 19, 2010
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 19, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3976: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3976/
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