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The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2023. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into ...
Graves and Spanberger announced late Thursday they surpassed the 218 signatures needed from their colleagues on a petition to discharge House Resolution 82 to the House floor for a vote.
If brought to the House floor, the Social Security Fairness Act may pass, based on the 327 co-sponsors who are currently behind the proposal. The Senate version of the bill, with 62 co-sponsors ...
The 118th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025, has enacted 274 public laws and zero private laws. [1] [2] [3]In contrast with previous Congresses, which generally enacted their first laws no later than January or February, the 118th Congress's first law was enacted on March 20. [4]
The Build Back Better Act was a bill introduced in the 117th Congress to fulfill aspects of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Plan.It was spun off from the American Jobs Plan, alongside the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as a $3.5 trillion Democratic reconciliation package that included provisions related to climate change and social policy.
The practice of recruiting cosponsors has become more important since the passage of H.Res. 42 in the 90th Congress (1967-1969). H.Res. 42 amended House rules to permit bill cosponsors, but limited the number to 25. [19] In 1979, the House agreed to H.Res. 86, which further amended House rules to permit unlimited numbers of cosponsors. [20]
Initiative 82 was a voter-approved ballot initiative in Washington, D.C., to phase out the special minimum wage for tipped employees as part of the national Fight for $15 campaign. In the November 2022 general election , D.C. voters approved Initiative 82 by a margin of 74% to 26%, though about 12% of all participating voters did not vote on ...
# of cosponsors Latest status 115th Congress: Raise the Wage Act H.R. 15: May 25, 2017 Bobby Scott (D-VA) 171 Died in committee S. 1242: May 25, 2017 Bernie Sanders (D-VT) 31 Died in committee 116th Congress: Raise the Wage Act H.R. 582: January 16, 2019 Bobby Scott (D-VA) 205 Passed the House S. 150: January 16, 2019 Bernie Sanders (D-VT) 32