US Congress House Bill 2590 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)
Status: Introduced on July 19 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seniors Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to recipients of Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011. Allows a tax credit for $250 ($500 in the case of a joint return if both spouses are eligible) for certain federal, state, and territorial retirees.

Seniors Protection Act of 2011

Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2011-07-19	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2011-07-19	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-07-19	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-07-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.

HB2711 (Related) 2011-09-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
HB3758 (Related) 2012-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2590/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2590/BILLS-112hr2590ih.pdf