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HR 2727 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Higher education Legislative rules and procedure Medicaid Medicare Poverty and welfare assistance Preschool education Social security and elderly assistance Special education

People's Act of 2011

Introduced: October 5, 2011 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Aug 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

People's Act of 2011 - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to prohibit the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction from proposing any reductions in eligibility, payments, or benefits, or that would otherwise reduce outlays of budget authority for: (1) Social Security benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) or under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI); (2) the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII; (3) the Medicaid program under SSA title XIX; or (4) the Head Start Act or any program administered by the Secretary of Education, including any program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Higher Education Act of 1965, or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

What's happening now August 1, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2723 Related bill Social Security Protection Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Oct 5, 2011
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Oct 5, 2011
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2011
Richardson, Laura
· Oct 5, 2011
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2727: People's Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2727/
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"H.R. 2727: People's Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2727/.
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H.R. 2727, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2727/.
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