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S 2989 116th Congress Senate

Know Your Social Security Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements.

Introduced: January 14, 2020 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6890-6893)
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6890-6893)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Know Your Social Security Act

This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide Social Security account statements by mail to each individual who is 25 or older and who is eligible for, but not currently receiving, Social Security retirement benefits. Individuals may choose to receive their account statements electronically.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5306 Identical bill Know Your Social Security Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 11, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 3, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 14, 2020
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 12, 2019
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Dec 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2989: Know Your Social Security Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2989/
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"S. 2989: Know Your Social Security Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2989/.
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S. 2989, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2989/.
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