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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1