H.R. 266 – Reading Mode

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 266

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 6, 2005

Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida 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

A BILL

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

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Protection Act of 2005.

Protection of social security beneficiari

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.

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).