[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 229 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 229

  Expressing the sense of the Congress that any reform of the Social 
  Security program not include mandatory coverage of State and local 
                               employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2001

  Mr. Graves submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that any reform of the Social 
  Security program not include mandatory coverage of State and local 
                               employees.

Whereas more than 5 million State and local government workers across the United 
        States are exempt from paying Social Security taxes and instead 
        participate in public pension plans outside Social Security;
Whereas these public pension plans wisely invest the pension assets to obtain 
        the most favorable returns;
Whereas providing new hires that are forced to participate in Social Security 
        with the same level of benefits as current employees would increase 
        State and local government costs;
Whereas mandatory coverage would likely result in reduced contributions to the 
        existing public pension plans;
Whereas reduced contributions to the current plans could adversely affect the 
        return of the plan for current employees; and
Whereas these State and local government employees deserve to be secure in the 
        knowledge that their coverage will not be affected against their will by 
        Social Security reform measures: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That no Social Security reform plan favorably considered by the 
Congress should cause State and local government employees covered 
under public pensions to be forced into coverage under the old-age, 
survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the 
Social Security Act.
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