US Congress House Bill 3161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-20 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits disinvestment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts from public debt obligations, any refraining from making such investments, or any delay in making normal deposits in such Trust Funds for public debt limit-related purposes. Authorizes, with certain conditions, the sale of Trust Fund public debt obligations for the payment of cash benefits and administrative expenses.

To protect the Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt limit.

Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3161/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3161/BILLS-113hr3161ih.pdf