SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5767, H5768, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5776, H5777, H5778, H5779, H5780, H5781, H5782, H5783, H5784, H5785, H5787, H5788, H5789, H5790, H5791, H5809, H5810, H5811, H5812, H5813, H5814, H5815, H5816, H5817, H5818, H5819, H5820, H5821, H5822, H5823, H5824, H5826, H5827, H5828, H5829, H5830, H5831, H5832, H5833, H5834, H5835, H5836, H5837, H5844, H5845, H5846, H5847, H5848, H5849, H5850, H5851, H5852, H5853 [14NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), consideration (H. Res. 864), H5738 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions

Benefits: ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements (see S. 664), S654 [6MR]

Children and youth: reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases where confidentiality of number has been compromised (see S. 2859), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 3667), H2635 [25MY]

Crime: provide for single point of contact for victims of identity theft (see S. 2392), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 3765), H2707 [31MY] (see H.R. 3784), H2712 [1JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and SSA: implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line (see H.R. 6656), H6739 [7DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2624), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 5894), H4989 [6OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), consideration (see H. Res. 864), H5727 [13NO]

Disabled: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 320), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 883), H821 [9FE]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see H.R. 6428), H5892 [15NO]

——— permit disabled individuals to elect to receive disability insurance benefits during disability insurance benefit waiting period (see S. 3400), S5750 [5DE]

Employment: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1714), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3481), H2453 [18MY]

——— expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 156), S171 [31JA]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2804), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5480), H4344 [14SE]

Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H2084 [27AP]

Identification: produce and make available identification at no cost for purpose of allowing certain individuals to meet certain identification requirements (see H.R. 4852), H3948 [25JY]

Office of Universal Child Assistance: establish (see H.R. 2540), H1709 [6AP]

Social Security: guarantee right of individuals to receive benefits in full with accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 521), H323 [25JA]

——— make changes to terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (see S. 692), S669 [7MR]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of trust fund (see H.R. 3261), H2309 [11MY]

Taxation: provide child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before due date for return of tax for taxable year (see S. 2092), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4258), H3070 [21JN]

Letters

Proposed fiscal year 2024 budget funding levels: Kilolo Kijakazi, SSA, H1964 [26AP]

Remarks in House

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5850 [14NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5740–H5793, H5799–H5806, H5809–H5854 [14NO], H5869–H5880 [15NO], E1103 [14NO], E1111, E1112, E1114, E1115 [17NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), consideration (H. Res. 864), H5735–H5740 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus vaccine mandate, H5823 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to enforce or implement Executive order requiring Federal agencies partner with certain organizations to promote voter registration, H5851, H5852 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to establish, implement, or enforce any vaccine mandate, H5848 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain Executive orders relative to climate change, H5847, H5848 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate new rules likely to result in certain impact on economy, major increase in consumer prices, or adverse effects on U.S. global competition, H5821, H5822 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

O’Malley, Martin: nomination to be Social Security Commissioner, S6013, S6014, S6018–S6020 [18DE], S6035 [19DE]

——— nomination to be Social Security Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5844 [7DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5894, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 864) (H. Rept. 118–272), H5727 [13NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2624) (S. Rept. 118–84), S3752 [27JY]

Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3784) (H. Rept. 118–191), H4262 [12SE]

Nomination of Martin O’Malley To Be Social Security Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5639 [28NO]

Social Security Child Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3667) (H. Rept. 118–192), H4262 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 864, consideration of H.R. 5894, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H5735 [14NO]

H.R. 5894, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H5746–H5767 [14NO]