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H.R. 5480 118th Congress House

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

Official title: To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.

Introduced: September 14, 2023 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sep 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 14, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

This bill prohibits the application of, and repeals authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2804 Identical bill Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 17, 2024
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2024
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2023
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 14, 2023
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 14, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 14, 2023
Trone, David
· Sep 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5480: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5480/
MLA
"H.R. 5480: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5480/.
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H.R. 5480, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5480/.
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[H.R. 5480: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5480/)
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