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S. 582 112th Congress Senate

Social Security Protection Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to establish a point of order against any efforts to reduce benefits paid to Social Security recipients, raise the retirement age, or create private ret… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a point of order against any efforts to reduce benefits paid to Social Security recipients, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts under title II of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: March 15, 2011 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Congress Inflation and pricesLegislative rules and procedureSocial security and elderly assistance
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Mar 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 15, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Makes it out of order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any legislation that: (1) increases the retirement age or the early retirement age for individuals receiving benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act on or after the enactment of this Act; (2) reduces cost-of-living increases for them; (3) reduces benefit payment amounts for them; or (4) creates private retirement accounts for any of the OSADI benefits they receive.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1118 Identical bill Social Security Protection Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2011
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 582: Social Security Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-582/
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