[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 862 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 862

    To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social 
       Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2003

  Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social 
       Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Protection Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES.

    Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Point of Order To Protect Social Security Benefits.--(1) It 
shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
consider any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or 
conference report thereon, that--
            ``(A) reduces or has the effect of reducing any current 
        benefits under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
        programs under title II of the Social Security Act; or
            ``(B) provides for or has the effect of providing for cost-
        of-living increases of benefits under the old-age, survivors, 
        and disability insurance programs under title II of the Social 
        Security Act that are less than what would be provided under 
        title II of the Social Security Act as of the day of 
        consideration of the applicable measure.
            ``(2) As used in paragraph (1), the term `current', when 
        referring to benefits, means benefits payable as of the day of 
        consideration of the applicable measure.''.

SEC. 3. SUPER MAJORITY REQUIREMENT IN THE SENATE.

    Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and 312(c)'' and 
        inserting ``312(c), and 312(g)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``and 312(c)'' and by 
        inserting ``312(c), and 312(g)''.
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