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HR 3738 99th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Armed Forces and National Security Civil Service pensions Civil service retirement Federal employees and officials Government trust funds Medicare Military pensions Old age, survivors and disability insurance Public debt Railroad retirement plans Railroads Social Welfare Social security finance

A bill to protect the Social Security Trust Funds and other retirement funds from actions designed to avoid the public debt limit.

Introduced: November 12, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 14, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Nov 14, 1985
For Further Action See H.R.3721.
Nov 12, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 12, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury, in efforts to meet the public debt limit, from reducing the assets or earnings of, or delaying payments to, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, Railroad Retirement Account, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, and Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund below levels otherwise maintained by law or by established standard procedures.

What's happening now November 14, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3721 Related bill A bill to temporarily increase the limit on the public debt and to restore the investments of the Social Security Trust…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 16, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3738: A bill to protect the Social Security Trust Funds and other retirement funds from actions designed to avoid the public debt limit.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3738/
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