Bill Text: OH HCR62 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To urge the Congress of the United States and the

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-11-18 - Adopted [HCR62 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HCR62-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. C. R. No. 62

Representative Driehaus 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge the Congress of the United States and the

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President of the United States to pass the Social

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Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, Caregiving is an essential element of family life	4
and a vital service for children, the ill, the disabled, and the	5
elderly; and	6

WHEREAS, The average Ohioan will be a caregiver for 4.2	7
years; and	8

WHEREAS, Approximately two-thirds of all caregivers in Ohio	9
are women; and	10

WHEREAS, Caregivers who take time off from paid work to care	11
for family members are unable to pay into the Social Security	12
Trust Funds and are unfairly penalized in retirement; and	13

WHEREAS, The establishment of a caregiver credit would	14
bolster economic prospects of unpaid caregivers and provide them	15
with vital retirement security; and	16

WHEREAS, The President and Congress now have the opportunity	17
to support unpaid caregivers by amending the Social Security Act	18
to credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives	19
for up to five years of such service; now therefore be it	20

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly	21
of the State of Ohio, on behalf of all citizens of this state,	22
urge the President of the United States and the Congress of the	23
United States to pass the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of	24
2014, H.R. 5024 of the 113th Congress; and be it further	25

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	26
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the	27
President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore and	28
Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of	29
the United States House of Representatives, each member of the	30
Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio.	31