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| 101-hr-5941 | 101 | hr | 5941 | To exclude from income amounts received under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for the purposes of determining the amount of benefits to be provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the United States Housing Act of 1937. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude aid to families with dependent children assistance (part A of title IV of the Social Security Act) from inclusion as income for purposes of food stamp eligibility. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make a similar exclusion for purposes of rental assistance eligibility. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 101-hr-5926 | 101 | hr | 5926 | To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide congregate nutrition services and intergenerational activities in elementary and secondary school facilities. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-25 | 1990-10-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] | TN | D | L000381 | 0 | School-Based Meals for Older Individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act of 1990 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a program for school-based meals for older individuals and intergenerational activities for older individuals and elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to make grants to States for the establishment and operation of projects that: (1) are carried out in elementary and secondary schools; (2) provide hot meals to older individuals while such schools are in session, during the summer, and (unless waived by the State) on weekdays in the school year when the schools are not in session; (3) provide intergenerational activities in which older individuals and students interact at such schools; (4) provide social and recreational activities for older individuals at such schools; (5) develop and maintain skill banks to inform school officials of the skills and preferred activities of older individuals, so that they may serve as tutors, teacher aides, living historians, special speakers, playground supervisors, and lunchroom assistants, and assistants in such schools; and (6) provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in school activities and use school facilities. Sets forth application procedures. Requires annual program evaluation reports by: (1) States receiving such grants, to the Commissioner; and (2) the Commissioner, summarizing such State reports, to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits program funding for a fiscal year unless certain other programs receive funding for that year which exceeds their FY 1990 levels. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-s-3245 | 101 | s | 3245 | School-Based Meals for Older individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-10-25 | 1990-10-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] | WA | D | A000031 | 0 | School-Based Meals for Older Individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act of 1990 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a program for school-based meals for older individuals and intergenerational activities for older individuals and elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to make grants to States to pay the Federal share (85 percent) of such projects in elementary and secondary schools that provide: (1) meals to older individuals, while such schools are in session, during the summer, and (unless waived by the State) on weekdays in the school year when the schools are not in session; (2) intergenerational activities in which older individuals and students interact; (3) social and recreational activities for older individuals; (4) skill banks to inform school officials of the skills and preferred activities of older individuals, so that they may serve as tutors, teacher aides, living historians, special speakers, playground supervisors, and lunchroom assistants, among other functions; and (5) opportunities for older individuals to participate in school activities and use school facilities. Requires annual program evaluation reports by: (1) States receiving such grants, to the Commissioner; and (2) the Commissioner, summarizing such State reports, to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits program funding for a fiscal year unless certain other programs receive funding for that year which exceeds their FY 1990 levels. | 2025-08-26T17:24:46Z | |
| 101-s-3236 | 101 | s | 3236 | A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to develop plans for cases where the placement of certain children in foster care or transitional independent living may not be carried out immediately. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-23 | 1990-10-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Amends title IV of the Social Security Act to require State plans for foster care and adoption assistance to provide for plans for cases where the placement of certain children in foster care or transitional independent living may not be carried out immediately. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hjres-675 | 101 | hjres | 675 | To designate the week beginning November 4, 1990, as "National Workers for the Homeless Week". | Social Welfare | 1990-10-17 | 1990-10-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Designates the week beginning November 4, 1990, as National Workers for the Homeless Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hr-5840 | 101 | hr | 5840 | To amend the Social Security Act to authorize States and local political subdivisions of States to use social security account numbers for jury selection purposes. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-16 | 1990-10-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Washington, Craig A. [D-TX-18] | TX | D | W000177 | 0 | Amends the Social Security Act to declare it to be U.S. policy that States or subdivisions of States may utilize social security numbers for identifying: (1) duplicate listings of individuals in master lists used for jury selection purposes; and (2) master list listings of individuals who are ineligible for service on a jury by reason of their conviction for a felony. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5828 | 101 | hr | 5828 | Technical and Miscellaneous Social Security Act Amendments of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-10-15 | 1990-11-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 0 | Title I: Human Resource Amendments - Human Resource Amendments of 1990 - Subtitle A: Child Support Enforcement - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend provisions that allow States to ask the Internal Revenue Service to withhold Federal tax refunds otherwise due to families not receiving benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) (Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act) in order to collect past due child support payments. Makes such a collection applicable to past-due support owed to anyone who was determined to be disabled under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) or title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act as a minor. Amends the Family Support Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Commission on Interstate Child Support. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an agreement with the State of Texas to grant that State a waiver to continue the project in Bexar County on delinquency monitoring for child support without requiring a written application and payment of an application fee. Requires the appropriate State agency to perform a study and report to the Congress on the cost-effectiveness of monitoring delinquent child support payments in order for the waiver to be granted. Subtitle B: Unemployment Compensation - Amends title IX (Employment Security) of the Social Security Act to make permanent a limitation on State use of Unemployment Trust Fund amounts for administrative purposes. Modifies the distribution formula so that any excess amounts would be distributed to State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund in proportion to each State's share of wages subject to Federal unemployment taxes paid in the prior calendar year. Requires States to account for such amounts in accordance with standards established by the Secretary of Labor. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require State unemployment compensation laws t… | 2025-08-26T17:26:51Z | |
| 101-s-3174 | 101 | s | 3174 | A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a program to fund innovative child welfare and family support services, and for other purposes. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-09 | 1990-10-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 3 | Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide Federal funds to enable States to plan, develop, or expand innovative programs of child welfare services and family support services in order to preserve and strengthen families and prevent the need for placement in foster care. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to authorize demonstration projects to improve the coordination of welfare services for families and children. Directs the Secretaries of HHS, Agriculture, and Education and the Attorney General to: (1) review department policies to determine whether changes can be made without statutory changes to improve the funding and delivery of such services; and (2) issue a report to the Congress that includes recommendations for both legislative and nonlegislative changes to improve the coordination of the funding and delivery of such services. Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set forth provisions to facilitate adoption, including provisions allowing States to disregard adoption assistance payments in determining a family's eligibility for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program under part A. Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish an Advisory Committee on Foster Care Placement to study and make recommendations regarding the current requirement that States make reasonable efforts to prevent the need for removal of a child from home, and to make it possible for the child to return home, under State plans for foster care and adoption assistance. Requires that a child who is placed in foster care be placed in a setting that is most appropriate for that child. Authorizes demonstration projects to facilitate the reunification of children eligible for AFDC services with their families. Allows States to claim 90 percent Federal matching for the costs of planning, designing, developing, or installing a statewide data collection and information retrieva… | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hr-5792 | 101 | hr | 5792 | To allow Connecticut to permit certain recipients of aid to families with dependent children a one-time election to purchase capital equipment for a small business, to prohibit depreciation of such equipment, and to require that repayments by such persons of the principal portion of small business loans be treated as business expenses for purposes of the program of aid to families with dependent children. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-04 | 1990-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | K000118 | 0 | Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the State of Connecticut, in determining the earned income of families who are self-employment program participants for purposes of AFDC eligibility, to treat as offsetting receipts: (1) repayments of the principal portions of business loans; and (2) capital expenditures for businesses over an elected one-year period. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the depreciation of property to which such capital expenditures apply. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-s-3151 | 101 | s | 3151 | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the entitlement of deemed spouses to benefits under such title despite the entitlement of a legal spouse, to waive the 2-year waiting period for entitlement to divorced spouse's benefits, and for other purposes. | Social Welfare | 1990-10-02 | 1990-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 2 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) to: (1) provide benefits to widows or widowers who in good faith married unaware that their marriages were invalid and who lost their entitlement to benefits because another entitled spouse claimed those benefits; (2) waive the two-year waiting period after a divorce for divorced spouses who are eligible for dependent spouse benefits; and (3) continue disability benefits during appeal. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hr-5751 | 101 | hr | 5751 | Social Security Caregiver Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-09-28 | 1990-10-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 4 | Social Security Caregiver Act of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase of up to five in the number of years of either zero or low earnings disregarded in determining average annual earnings on which benefits are based provided such years were used to provide care to a child under the age of 12 or to a chronically dependent spouse or relative. | 2025-08-26T17:26:02Z | |
| 101-s-3131 | 101 | s | 3131 | Disability Determination Fairness Act | Social Welfare | 1990-09-28 | 1990-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 7 | Disability Determination Fairness Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations which provide for the State Disability Determination Service to conduct personal appearance interviews of applicants with a mental, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disability who, on the basis of an initial disability determination by the Service, are subject to potentially unfavorable determinations of benefit eligibility. Grants an applicant who is denied benefits on the basis of such an interview an immediate right to appeal directly to an administrative law judge without going through the reconsideration stage. | 2025-08-26T17:24:27Z | |
| 101-s-3102 | 101 | s | 3102 | SSI Independence Act for Elderly and Disabled Americans | Social Welfare | 1990-09-24 | 1990-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 13 | SSI Independence Act for Elderly and Disabled Americans - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to exclude from an SSI recipient's income in SSI eligibility and benefit determinations, contributions of clothing and other contributions, other than cash paid directly to the recipient, which are for the purchase of social services, vocational rehabilitation services, medical care, transportation, educational services, personal assistance or attendant care services, and certain services or equipment related to the quality and livability of his or her shelter. Excludes a trust created for an SSI recipient's benefit from such recipient's resources if such recipient does not have access to the trust's assets. Excludes funds or property placed in a trust for an SSI recipient's benefit from such recipient's income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide notices and pamphlets to SSI applicants and recipients informing them of the consequences various actions affecting their income and resources will have on their SSI and Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility. Deems SSI applicants who lost disability benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act after their trial work period to have received SSI benefits while still eligible for OASDI disability benefits and therefore qualify for participation in the SSI work incentive program (providing Medicaid and special SSI cash benefits to disabled individuals whose earnings otherwise make them ineligible for SSI and Medicaid benefits) if they meet SSI income, resource, and disability tests. Provides that reviews to determine the continuing disability of participants in the SSI work incentive program need to be conducted no more frequently than once every 12 months. Excludes spousal income in determining a disabled and working individual's eligibility for participation in the SSI work incentive program. Precludes the attainment of age 65 … | 2025-08-26T17:25:08Z | |
| 101-s-3056 | 101 | s | 3056 | Federal Senior Citizen Personnel Support Council Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-09-14 | 1990-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Federal Senior Citizen Personnel Support Council Act of 1990 - Establishes the Federal Senior Citizen Personnel Support Council to develop and monitor the implementation of a Government-wide Federal plan to: (1) increase the use of senior citizens as support personnel for federally sponsored programs; (2) provide for State and local government participation; (3) exchange information between Federal agencies to greater utilize the skills, training, and expertise of senior citizens in such programs; and (4) recommend any legislation necessary to remove obstacles preventing implementation of plans under this Act. Directs each Federal agency to submit to the Council a plan that: (1) applies and implements the Government-wide plan developed by the Council; (2) sets out the objectives of the agency in implementing the plan in the upcoming year; and (3) measures agency performance in meeting the objectives of the preceding year. Directs the Council to review such plans. Requires the Director of the Federal Council on Aging to oversee a special review by each Federal agency to determine the extent to which senior citizens are given an equal opportunity to participate as support personnel in Federal programs. Requires such review to examine unintended regulatory barriers, determine the adequacy of announcements of program support opportunities, and identify ways for eliminating impediments and hindrances. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:25:37Z | |
| 101-hjres-643 | 101 | hjres | 643 | Designating November 4 through 10, 1990, as "National Key Club Week". | Social Welfare | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4] | MS | D | P000066 | 59 | Designates November 4 through 10, 1990, as National Key Club Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-s-2975 | 101 | s | 2975 | Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to alter the formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and would otherwise be subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Extends the application of such transitional benefit computation rules to those who become eligible for benefits before 1989. (Currently those who become eligible after 1983 are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.) | 2025-08-26T17:27:08Z | |
| 101-sjres-356 | 101 | sjres | 356 | A joint resolution designating November 4 through 11, 1990, as "National Key Club Week". | Social Welfare | 1990-07-31 | 1990-10-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 51 | Designates November 4 through 11, 1990, as National Key Club Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-s-2899 | 101 | s | 2899 | A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the foster care maintenance payments program, and for other purposes. | Social Welfare | 1990-07-25 | 1990-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 2 | Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make Foster Care maintenance payments and adoption assistance available for abandoned children. Defines children with handicaps due to drug exposure before birth as "children with special needs," thereby qualifying their adoptive parents for adoption assistance. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to up to ten States for the conduct of demonstration projects for at least five years designed to: (1) provide preventive services and assistance to families which have problems that may lead to the removal of a child from the family; (2) promote the treatment of family problems so that children may be reunified with their family within two years after it became necessary to remove the child from the family; (3) facilitate the timely and permanent placement of children who are in foster care, are boarder babies, have been abandoned at or shortly after birth, have parents addicted to drugs, or were severely abused; or (4) test an innovative approach to any number of other significant child welfare issues. Requires that at least 50 percent of the approved projects address the second objective listed above. Details the information and assurances required to be included in State applications to conduct such project. Authorizes each State which receives project grants to such funds to improve the provision of child welfare, foster care, and adoption assistance services in any manner it deems appropriate. Provides for the evaluation of such demonstration projects. Waives the application of part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act and other provisions of the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program to States which are conducting such demonstration projects. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5305 | 101 | hr | 5305 | Social Security Trust Fund Investment Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-07-18 | 1990-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] | CA | D | M000249 | 0 | Social Security Trust Fund Investment Act of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish a State and Municipal Bond Fund (Fund) within the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. Requires that Fund amounts be invested in qualified State or local bonds pursuant to guidelines and procedures, prescribed by a Social Security Investment Board, which provide for prudent investments suitable for accumulating funds for OASDI benefit payments at low administrative cost. Limits Fund purchases during any fiscal year to no more than 25 percent of the total received by issuers of qualified State or local bonds for the purchase of original issue bonds during the preceding fiscal year. Credits the Fund in each fiscal year with: (1) any extra amount the Fund would have earned if subject solely to the investment rules of the other OASDI trust funds; and (2) interest and proceeds from the sale or redemption of its bonds. Transfers to the Fund, from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, an amount equal to ten percent for FY 1992 and 20 percent for FY 1993 of the total amounts received by issuers of qualified State and local bonds for the purchase of original issue bonds during the preceding fiscal year. Establishes the Social Security Investment Board. | 2025-08-26T17:25:47Z | |
| 101-s-2866 | 101 | s | 2866 | Economic Opportunity Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-07-18 | 1990-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 0 | Economic Opportunity Act of 1990 - Amends part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize States to assign participants in work supplementation programs to exiting unfilled jobs and to use sums that would otherwise be used to provide such participants with food stamp benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to subsidize jobs for such participants. Establishes a required minimum employer contribution to the wages paid to program participants. Provides financial incentives for State participation in work supplementation programs. | 2025-08-26T17:29:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5217 | 101 | hr | 5217 | Retired Teachers Act | Social Welfare | 1990-06-28 | 1990-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30] | NY | D | S000480 | 13 | Retired Teachers Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the income an individual who has attained retirement age earns in serving as a part-time teacher in a public elementary or secondary school from being applied against such individual's OASDI benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:29:28Z | |
| 101-s-2794 | 101 | s | 2794 | SSI Technical Amendments Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-06-27 | 1990-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 5 | SSI Technical Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to establish a formula for determining the amount of parental resources deemed available to a disabled or blind child for SSI benefit and eligibility purposes. Increases the cash value of life insurance and burial fund accounts which is excluded from a beneficiary's resources for SSI purposes. Treats income received on a weekly or biweekly basis as being received on a regular monthly basis at the same annual rate if such treatment would render the payee eligible for SSI benefits. Preserves the Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility of individuals who lose their SSI blindness or disability benefits upon entitlement to old-age or spouse's insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program (title II of the Social Security Act). Treats unemployment compensation and worker's compensation as earned income for SSI purposes. | 2025-08-26T17:29:04Z | |
| 101-hr-5141 | 101 | hr | 5141 | To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration from reduction under sequestration orders issued under this part. | Social Welfare | 1990-06-21 | 1990-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] | KS | D | S000477 | 0 | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration from reduction under sequestration orders issued under emergency powers to eliminate the deficit. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 101-hr-5142 | 101 | hr | 5142 | Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-06-21 | 1990-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] | FL | D | S000586 | 2 | Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to alter the formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Removes the limitation on the amount of outside income which an OASDI beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. Provides that individuals shall not be considered to have engaged in substantial gainful activity for disability benefit eligibility purposes unless their earnings exceed the amount currently allowed only for blind individuals. Pays a prorated benefit for the month of an OASDI recipient's death. | 2025-08-26T17:27:54Z | |
| 101-hr-5100 | 101 | hr | 5100 | Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-06-20 | 1990-07-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 16 | Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act of 1990 - Title I: Family Support Centers - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Human Services to make grants to eligible agencies (as defined in this Act) for comprehensive supportive services for low-income families, especially very low-income families living in subsidized housing who were previously homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Requires a participating agency to: (1) establish at least one primary location family support center; and (2) employ family case managers. Authorizes planning grants. Title II: Provision of Services to Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Chronic and Debilitating Illnesses and Conditions - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible agencies for health and related services for low-income elderly or low-income seriously ill persons, especially very low-income elderly or seriously ill persons who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless or institutionalized. Requires a participating agency to establish at least one primary location home health service program. Authorizes planning grants. Title III: Mental Health Services Grants for Group Homes for Homeless Individuals - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to make grants to eligible agencies for housing based services to previously homeless low-income mentally ill persons who will reside in a group home. Requires a participating agency to establish a primary location mental health services program. Authorizes planning grants. Provides with regard to grants under titles I, II, and III of this Act for: (1) 80 percent Federal funding; (2) maximum grants of $50,000 per agency; (3) obligated amounts for staff training; and (4) FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Title IV: Community Development Corporation Improvement Grants - Amends the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary to make grants for community development corporation: (1) business … | 2025-08-26T17:27:22Z | |
| 101-hr-5103 | 101 | hr | 5103 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the combined earnings of a husband and wife during the period of their marriage shall be divided and shared between them for benefit purposes if they become divorced and they both elect such division and sharing. | Social Welfare | 1990-06-20 | 1990-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 16 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that the combined earnings of a couple which are attributable to the period of their marriage shall be divided and shared between them for OASDI eligibility and benefit purposes if they become divorced after at least three years of marriage and agree in writing to such division and sharing. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5104 | 101 | hr | 5104 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that, in recognition of the need to provide for child care or care for chronically dependent relatives, additional years may be disregarded in determining average annual earnings on which benefit amounts are based. | Social Welfare | 1990-06-20 | 1990-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 17 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to disregard up to five additional years from the calculation of an individual's annual earnings for OASDI benefit computation purposes if such individual's earnings for each such additional year were less than $5,000 due to his or her need to care for a child or chronically dependent relative. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5105 | 101 | hr | 5105 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 60 to 55 the age at which an individual who is otherwise eligible may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits, to provide benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age, and to repeal rules providing for actuarial reduction of widow's and widower's insurance benefits. | Social Welfare | 1990-06-20 | 1990-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 18 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to reduce the age of eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits from age 60 to age 55. Provides disability-based widow's and widower's insurance benefits without regard to the recipient's age. Eliminates the reduction of widow's and widower's insurance benefits on account of early retirement. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hconres-340 | 101 | hconres | 340 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the 25th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program. | Social Welfare | 1990-06-19 | 1990-08-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 47 | Expresses congressional appreciation and support of the Foster Grandparent Program (providing opportunities for low-income older persons to volunteer their time for the benefit of children who have special needs) on its 25th anniversary. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-hr-5020 | 101 | hr | 5020 | Family Preservation Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-06-13 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 5 | Family Preservation Act of 1990 - Title I: Child Welfare Services - Amends part B (Child Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to convert the Child Welfare program from an authorization to a capped entitlement program. Repeals provisions providing incentive payments to States which maintain a foster care inventory, information system, and case review system, but requires States to provide such protections and other services designed to keep families together or reunify them. Reserves portions of part B funding for incentive grant programs which encourage: (1) States to provide family-centered child welfare services to families affected by drug or alcohol abuse; and (2) the highest State courts to assess and improve the procedures and functions of State courts in carrying out the Child Welfare Services program and part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act. Requires each State to annually compile a detailed directory of programs designed to keep families together or reunify them and programs providing services or treatment to individuals directly affected by substance abuse. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually publish a summary of such directories. Title II: Foster Care and Adoption Assistance - Amends the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program to require States to reevaluate their foster care benefit levels every three years. Requires that the dispositional hearing to determine the final status of a foster child occur within 12 months of his or her original placement, rather than the current 18 months. Provides Federal coverage of child placement services on the same basis as such coverage is provided for administrative costs. Defines child placement services and administration. Prohibits the Secretary from paying a State for expenditures made more than one year prior to the State's submission of a claim for reimbursement of such expenditures or for increases in administrative costs which are not due to inflation. El… | 2025-08-26T17:25:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5011 | 101 | hr | 5011 | To authorize States to conduct demonstration projects designed to improve the provision of child welfare, foster care, and adoption assistance services. | Social Welfare | 1990-06-12 | 1990-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 10 | Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to up to ten States for the conduct of demonstration projects for at least five years designed to: (1) provide extensive assistance to families which have problems that may lead to the removal of a child from the family; (2) promote the treatment of family problems so that children who have been temporarily removed from their family may be reunified with their family within two years of such removal; (3) facilitate the timely and permanent placement of abandoned babies and children who are in foster care; or (4) address any combination of such matters and other child welfare services issues. Details the information and assurances required to be included in State applications to conduct such projects. Authorizes each State which receives project grants to use such funds to improve the provision of child welfare, foster care, and adoption assistance services in any manner it deems appropriate. Provides for the evaluation of such demonstration projects. Makes part B (Child-Welfare Services) and the section of part E of title IV not added by this Act inapplicable to a State while it is conducting such a demonstration project. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-4972 | 101 | hr | 4972 | Social Security Disability Benefits for the Blind Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-06-06 | 1990-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12] | CA | R | C000100 | 18 | Social Security Disability Benefits for the Blind Act of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to make blind persons eligible for disability benefits regardless of their ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. | 2025-08-26T17:24:35Z | |
| 101-hr-4916 | 101 | hr | 4916 | Economic Opportunity Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-05-24 | 1990-08-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 12 | Economic Opportunity Act of 1990 - Amends part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize States to assign participants in work supplementation programs to existing unfilled jobs and to use sums that would otherwise be used to provide such participants with food stamp benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to subsidize jobs for such participants. Establishes a required minimum employer contribution to the wages paid to program participants. Provides financial incentives for State participation in work supplementation programs. | 2025-08-26T17:27:27Z | |
| 101-hr-4938 | 101 | hr | 4938 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a child's insurance benefit shall not be payable to an insured individual's stepchild or stepgrandchild, after such child's parents are divorced, for any period during which such child is receiving support from another source. | Social Welfare | 1990-05-24 | 1990-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of a benefit for any month, payable on the basis of the income of an insured individual, to any individual solely as the stepchild or stepgrandchild of the insured individual if, after such child's parents are divorced, such child receives income from another source. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-sconres-136 | 101 | sconres | 136 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the 25th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program. | Social Welfare | 1990-05-24 | 1990-07-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Expresses congressional appreciation and support of the Foster Grandparent Program (providing opportunities for low-income older persons to volunteer their time for the benefit of children who have special needs) on its 25th anniversary. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 101-hconres-333 | 101 | hconres | 333 | Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning a 1991 White House Conference on Aging. | Social Welfare | 1990-05-23 | 1990-06-27 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | R000262 | 194 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should call for a 1991 White House Conference on Aging. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-hr-4904 | 101 | hr | 4904 | Senior Citizens' Tax Fairness Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-05-23 | 1990-05-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 8 | Senior Citizens' Tax Fairness Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard deduction available to spouses who have attained age 65 and the base amount of income and social security benefits they must have before being subject to a tax on such benefits. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of monthly income which an individual who has attained retirement age may earn in 1991 without incurring a reduction in benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:25:54Z | |
| 101-s-2654 | 101 | s | 2654 | Independence for Older Americans Act | Social Welfare | 1990-05-18 | 1990-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 6 | Independence for Older Americans Act - Title I: Task Force on Independence for Older Americans - Establishes a Task Force on Independence for Older Americans in the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) coordinate Federal research on conditions and diseases leading to dependence among the elderly; (2) establish mechanisms for the use of research results in improving the quality of life for older Americans; and (3) review and evaluate public and private spending on such research. Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force. Title II: Geriatric Research and Training Centers - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to enter into cooperative agreements with, and make grants to, public and private nonprofit entities for the development of at least 15 Claude D. Pepper Comprehensive Independence Centers for geriatric research and training of researchers and for the demonstration and dissemination of the applications of such research. Authorizes appropriations for such centers. Title III: Availability of Information to Health Professionals, Older Americans, and the General Public - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a comprehensive plan for a National Independence for Older Americans Information Program. Provides for the establishment of an information clearinghouse, a toll-free telephone communications system, and public information campaigns concerning the maintenance and improvement of the health and independence of older Americans. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title IV: Prevention of and Recovery from Chronic Illness - Requires the National Institute on Aging to support research, and report to the Congress, on the most effective: (1) techniques of geriatric assessment; (2) method of targeting comprehensive geriatric assessment to appropriate populations of older persons to determine their health care needs; and (3) means of providing for such needs to maximize health and independence. Directs t… | 2025-08-26T17:27:45Z | |
| 101-hr-4846 | 101 | hr | 4846 | To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to residents of Guam, and for other purposes. | Social Welfare | 1990-05-17 | 1990-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large] | GU | R | B000551 | 0 | Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to extend benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to residents of Guam. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to extend to residents of Guam the program providing OASDI benefits to individuals who attain age 72 but do not have enough quarters of coverage to otherwise qualify for OASDI benefits. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-4850 | 101 | hr | 4850 | Abandoned Baby Adoption Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-05-17 | 1990-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13] | IL | R | F000049 | 20 | Abandoned Baby Adoption Act of 1990 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to place abandoned babies with preadoptive parents within 30 days of obtaining custody of such babies and to find new preadoptive parents for such babies if the initial preadoptive parents do not petition the courts of the State within 90 days of receiving such babies for an expedited hearing to become their permanent adoptive parents. Treats such babies as children with special needs, thus qualifying their adoptive parents for adoption assistance. | 2025-08-26T17:28:32Z | |
| 101-hr-4863 | 101 | hr | 4863 | Independence for Older Americans Act | Social Welfare | 1990-05-17 | 1990-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 14 | Independence for Older Americans Act - Title I: Task Force on Independence for Older Americans - Establishes a Task Force on Independence for Older Americans in the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) coordinate Federal research on conditions and diseases leading to dependence among the elderly; (2) establish mechanisms for the use of research results in improving the quality of life for older Americans; and (3) review and evaluate public and private spending on such research. Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force. Title II: Geriatric Research and Training Centers - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to enter into cooperative agreements with, and make grants to, public and private nonprofit entities for the development of at least 15 Claude D. Pepper Comprehensive Independence Centers for geriatric research and training of researchers and for the demonstration and dissemination of the applications of such research. Authorizes appropriations for such centers. Title III: Availability of Information to Health Professionals, Older Americans, and the General Public - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a comprehensive plan for a National Independence for Older Americans Information Program. Provides for the establishment of an information clearinghouse, a toll-free telephone communications system, and public information campaigns concerning the maintenance and improvement of the health and independence of older Americans. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title IV: Prevention of and Recovery from Chronic Illness - Requires the National Institute on Aging to support research, and report to the Congress, on the most effective: (1) techniques of geriatric assessment; (2) method of targeting comprehensive geriatric assessment to appropriate populations of older persons to determine their health care needs; and (3) means of providing for such needs to maximize health and independence. Directs … | 2025-08-26T17:27:24Z | |
| 101-hr-4797 | 101 | hr | 4797 | Social Security Justice Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-05-10 | 1990-05-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 15 | Social Security Justice Act of 1990 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply an interpretation of provisions of, or regulations under, such titles reached by a U.S. court of appeals in a case to which the Department of Health and Human Services or an employee was a party to all individuals and circumstances within the court's jurisdiction, except during the pendency of an appeal of the court's decision to the Supreme Court. Requires the Secretary to: (1) appeal a decision which requires the Secretary's acquiescence in more than one circuit on the same question of law; and (2) apply such decision to all individuals and circumstances in all circuits if the question of law is not reviewed by the Supreme Court. Gives the U.S. courts of appeals original jurisdiction over actions in the nature of mandamus brought by individuals whose rights may be prejudiced if the Federal Government is not compelled to carry out its duties under this Act. | 2025-08-26T17:27:45Z | |
| 101-hr-4755 | 101 | hr | 4755 | SSI Independence Act for Disabled Americans | Social Welfare | 1990-05-09 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3] | TX | R | B000204 | 45 | SSI Independence Act for Disabled Americans - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to exclude from an SSI recipient's income in SSI eligibility and benefit determinations, contributions of clothing and other contributions, other than cash paid directly to the recipient, which are for the purchase of social services, vocational rehabilitation services, medical care, transportation, educational services, personal assistance or attendant care services, and certain services or equipment related to the quality and livability of his or her shelter. Excludes a trust created for an SSI recipient's benefit from such recipient's resources if such recipient does not have access to the trust's assets. Excludes funds or property placed in a trust for an SSI recipient's benefit from such recipient's income. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide notices and pamphlets to SSI applicants and recipients informing them of the consequences various actions affecting their income and resources will have on their SSI and Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility. Deems SSI applicants who lost disability benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act after their trial work period to have received SSI benefits while still eligible for OASDI disability benefits and therefore qualify for participation in the SSI work incentive program (providing Medicaid and special SSI cash benefits to disabled individuals whose earnings otherwise make them ineligible for SSI and Medicaid benefits) if they meet SSI income, resource, and disability tests. Provides that reviews to determine the continuing disability of participants in the SSI work incentive program need to be conducted no more frequently than once every 12 months. Excludes spousal income in determining a disabled and working individual's eligibility for participation in the SSI work incentive program. Precludes the attainment of age 65 from serving … | 2025-08-26T17:29:13Z | |
| 101-s-2600 | 101 | s | 2600 | Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-05-09 | 1990-10-03 | See also S. 2863. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 28 | Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act of 1990 - Title I: Family Support Centers - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible agencies (as defined in this Act) for comprehensive supportive services for low-income families, especially very low-income families living in subsidized housing who were previously homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Directs the Secretary to ensure that an equitable number of grants are awarded to agencies in rural areas. Requires a participating agency to: (1) establish at least one primary location family support center; and (2) employ family case managers. Authorizes planning grants. Provides for annual evaluations of programs receiving assistance under this title. Title II: Provision of Services to Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Chronic and Debilitating Illnesses and Conditions - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible agencies for health and related services for low-income elderly or low-income seriously ill persons, especially very low income elderly or seriously ill persons who were homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless or institutionalized. Requires a participating agency to establish at least one primary location home health service program. Directs the Secretary to ensure that an equitable number of grants are awarded to agencies in rural areas. Provides for annual evaluations of programs receiving assistance under this title. Authorizes planning grants. Title III: Projects to Aid the Transition From Homelessness - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace provisions relating to community mental health services for the homeless with provisions to be cited as the Projects to Aid the Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Act of 1990. Directs the Secretary to make an allotment each fiscal year to metropolitan cities, urban counties, and States in the same manner (but with specified different percentages) as the Secretary of Housing a… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 101-s-2574 | 101 | s | 2574 | Social Security Work Incentives and SSI Benefits Improvement Act | Social Welfare | 1990-05-03 | 1990-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 3 | Social Security Work Incentives and SSI Benefits Improvement Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of income an individual who has attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits. Accelerates the increase in the OASDI delayed retirement credit so that it reaches eight percent by 1995, rather than 2004. (Currently, such credit represents a three percent increase in benefits for each year retirement is delayed.) Eliminates an option that allows workers who retire retroactively to receive the benefits they would have been entitled to had they in fact retired earlier in exchange for lower future benefits. Authorizes the collection of OASDI overpayments by the withholding of tax refunds owed to persons to whom such overpayments were made. Extends OASDI and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) coverage to State and local employees who are not covered by a State or local retirement system. Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to increase SSI benefits. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to notify SSI and OASDI beneficiaries of the benefit changes made by this Act. | 2025-08-26T17:26:28Z | |
| 101-s-2554 | 101 | s | 2554 | A bill to include the Territory of American Samoa in the Supplemental Security income Program. | Social Welfare | 1990-05-01 | 1990-05-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to extend the SSI program to American Samoa. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hr-4626 | 101 | hr | 4626 | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual who otherwise meets the requirements of that part shall continue to be considered a dependent child for so long as the individual is a full-time student and may be expected to complete the educational program in which the individual is enrolled within 290 days of attaining the age of twenty-one. | Social Welfare | 1990-04-25 | 1990-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] | WV | D | M000844 | 0 | Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the definition of "dependent child" to include those full-time students who may be expected to complete their secondary education within 290 days of attaining age 21. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-4605 | 101 | hr | 4605 | Social Security Trust Fund Amendments of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-04-24 | 1990-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] | IA | D | S000596 | 0 | Social Security Trust Fund Amendments of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require that the Board of Trustees of the OASDI trust funds include eight members of the public, rather than two, and meet at least ten times each calendar year. Imposes a duty on the Board to use prudent person standards in overseeing the investment of OASDI funds for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits for OASDI beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses in administering such funds. Limits the proportion of such funds which may be invested in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. | 2025-08-26T17:27:45Z | |
| 101-sjres-293 | 101 | sjres | 293 | A joint resolution to designate November 6, 1990, as "National Philanthropy Day". | Social Welfare | 1990-04-19 | 1990-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 101-489. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 54 | Designates November 16, 1990, as National Philanthropy Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4548 | 101 | hr | 4548 | Homeless Outreach Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-04-18 | 1990-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] | CA | D | M000249 | 36 | Homeless Outreach Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an outreach program which assists homeless persons in applying for, receiving, and maintaining Social Security Act benefits. Sets forth the scope of such program, requiring: (1) regular visits by outreach personnel to places frequented by the homeless to inform the homeless of, and actively assist them in, applying for benefits; (2) active measures to prevent the inappropriate suspension of benefits to individuals who are homeless, mentally impaired or otherwise unaware of the significance of appealing negative benefit determinations; (3) the immediate restoration of inappropriately suspended benefits; and (4) a final decision on the benefit application of a homeless person within 30 days of its receipt. Authorizes the Secretary to provide: (1) the assistance that may be necessary to ensure that homeless persons appropriately use Social Security Act benefits; and (2) grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to conduct outreach programs for the homeless. | 2025-08-26T17:27:05Z | |
| 101-s-2453 | 101 | s | 2453 | Social Security Restoration Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-04-05 | 1990-05-11 | Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 2 | Social Security Restoration Act of 1990 - Title I: Social Security Administration - Subtitle A: Establishment - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish as an independent executive agency a Social Security Administration, headed by a Social Security Board. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Administration to administer the programs established by titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act. Requires the Board to study and make recommendations as to the most effective methods of providing economic security through social insurance and supplemental security income, and as to legislation and matters of administrative policy. Establishes in the Administration: (1) an Executive Director; (2) a Deputy Director of Social Security; (3) a General Counsel; (4) an Inspector General; (5) an Office of the Beneficiary Ombudsman, to be headed by a Beneficiary Ombudsman who shall represent the interests of beneficiaries under the OASDI and SSI programs within the Administration; (6) a Chief Administrative Law Judge; (7) a Chief Actuary; and (8) a Chief Economist. Requires the annual report of the Board to include a description of the activities of the Beneficiary Ombudsman. Requires the Board to make annual budgetary recommendations relating to the Administration. Requires that appropriations requests by the Administration for staffing and personnel be based upon a comprehensive workforce plan as established by the Board. Provides for the apportionment of administrative costs. Requires the annual report of the Board to include a section reflecting the use of budget authority provided to the Administration. Requires that authority for automated data processing procurement and facilities construction be provided in the form of contract authority covering the total cost of such acquisitions. Makes amounts needed for the liquidation of contract authority so provided available from the Federal… | 2025-08-26T17:26:48Z | |
| 101-sres-269 | 101 | sres | 269 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President ought promptly send to the Senate nominations for the vacancies on the Social Security Board of Trustees. | Social Welfare | 1990-04-05 | 1990-04-05 | Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should nominate two public trustees to fill the current vacancies on the Social Security Board of Trustees and, upon their confirmation, such trustees should be afforded full participation in the preparation of this year's Trustees Report. | 2021-07-01T15:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-4517 | 101 | hr | 4517 | To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to give disabled individuals the same beneficial work incentives that are available to blind individuals. | Social Welfare | 1990-04-04 | 1990-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 2 | Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to give disabled individuals the same SSI income exclusions that are available to blind individuals. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-sres-267 | 101 | sres | 267 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the President ought promptly send to the Senate nominations for the vacancies on the Social Security Board of Trustees. | Social Welfare | 1990-04-03 | 1990-04-03 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should nominate two public trustees to fill the current vacancies on the Social Security Board of Trustees and, upon their confirmation, such trustees should be afforded full participation in the preparation of this year's Trustees Report. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hr-4422 | 101 | hr | 4422 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption from the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce in cases of prior receipt of spouse's benefits. | Social Welfare | 1990-03-29 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | C000293 | 1 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exempt divorced spouses who have received spouse's benefits for the 12 months preceding their divorce from the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-s-2307 | 101 | s | 2307 | Homeless Outreach Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-03-20 | 1990-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 15 | Homeless Outreach Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an outreach program which assists homeless persons in applying for, receiving, and maintaining Social Security Act benefits. Sets forth the scope of such program, requiring: (1) regular visits by outreach personnel to places frequented by the homeless to inform the homeless of, and actively assist them in, applying for benefits; (2) active measures to prevent the inappropriate suspension of benefits to the homeless; (3) the immediate restoration of inappropriately suspended benefits; and (4) a final decision on the benefit application of a homeless person within 30 days of its receipt. Authorizes the Secretary to provide: (1) the assistance that may be necessary to ensure that homeless persons appropriately use Social Security Act benefits; and (2) grants to States, local governments, and non-profit organizations to conduct outreach programs for the homeless. | 2025-08-26T17:29:03Z | |
| 101-hjres-513 | 101 | hjres | 513 | Designating November 16, 1990, as "National Philanthropy Day". | Social Welfare | 1990-03-14 | 1990-03-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 218 | Designates November 16, 1990, as National Philanthropy Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hr-4241 | 101 | hr | 4241 | Social Security Earnings Test Amendments of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-03-12 | 1990-03-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | G000212 | 9 | Social Security Earnings Test Amendments of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age (age 65) may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. Raises the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries between the ages of 62 and 65 may earn without incurring a benefit reduction. | 2025-08-26T17:24:40Z | |
| 101-s-2267 | 101 | s | 2267 | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude certain rental payments from self-employment income for the excess earnings test. | Social Welfare | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 5 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to exclude rental payments and cost sharing payments to owners or operators of a farm or ranch under the conservation reserve provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 from the income of an individual who has attained retirement age and is entitled to OASDI benefits. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-s-2290 | 101 | s | 2290 | Disabled Children's and Widow's Eligibility Reform Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 6 | Disabled Children's and Widow's Eligibility Reform Act of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the separate definition of disability applicable to widows and widowers. Provides full widow's or widower's insurance benefits to disabled widows or widowers without regard to age or when their disability began. Amends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program (title XVI of the Social Security Act) to preserve the Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility of disabled widows or widowers who become ineligible for SSI benefits upon the implementation of this Act's amendment repealing the separate definition of disability applicable to widows and widowers. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider age-appropriate medical criteria and limitations on activities of daily living developed by childhood disability experts in reviewing and revising the medical criteria for evaluating child impairments. Establishes a presumption that a child under age four with a genetic or other diagnosed impairment is disabled or blind for SSI purposes if it is probable that clinical and laboratory techniques administered when the child is older will accurately demonstrate that the medical severity of such impairment is sufficient for SSI eligibility purposes. Requires the Secretary to make every reasonable effort to include the evaluation of a pediatrician or pediatric specialist in the determination of a child's eligibility or continuing eligibility for SSI disability benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:24:40Z | |
| 101-hr-4229 | 101 | hr | 4229 | Miscellaneous Human Resource Amendments of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-03-08 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 8 | Miscellaneous Human Resource Amendments of 1990 - Title I: Child Welfare and Foster Care Provisions - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually provide specified information to the Congress and the public concerning the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program and the Child Welfare Services program (part B of title IV of the Social Security Act). Prohibits the Secretary from penalizing States under such programs before FY 1992 by reason of a determination made in connection with any triennial review of State compliance with foster care protections. Title II: Supplemental Security Income Provisions - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to increase SSI benefits. Directs the Secretary to annually notify all elderly individuals and disabled individuals who are recipients of benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and may be or could become eligible for SSI benefits of the availability of SSI benefits and provide such notice to individuals when they attain age 65, apply for OASDI disability benefits before attaining age 65, and are notified of their eligibility for benefits under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Establishes a presumption that a child under age four with a genetic or congenital impairment is disabled or blind for SSI purposes if it is probable that when the child is older the application of clinical and laboratory techniques will prove such to be the case. Directs the Secretary to prescribe final regulations by January 1, 1991, concerning revisions to specified listings of childhood mental and emotional disorders. Requires the Secretary to: (1) consider age-appropriate medical and functional criteria developed by experts in childhood disability in reviewing and revising medical criteria for the evaluation of impa… | 2025-08-26T17:25:49Z | |
| 101-hconres-276 | 101 | hconres | 276 | Expressing the sense of the Congress in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Older Americans Act of 1965. | Social Welfare | 1990-03-01 | 1990-04-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 223 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and its successful implementation should be recognized; (2) contributions at all levels of the aging network should be acknowledged and commended; and (3) support for the Act and its primary goal should be reaffirmed. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-hr-4151 | 101 | hr | 4151 | Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-03-01 | 1990-11-03 | Became Public Law No: 101-501. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 104 | Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Title I: Head Start - Subtitle A: Amendments to the Head Start Act - Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act - Amends the Head Start Act to include non-English language background children among those special groups whose needs must be addressed through an administrative arrangement and appropriate funding. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1994. Reserves specified amounts of Head Start funds for: (1) Indian and migrant programs; (2) training and technical assistance; (3) quality improvement activities, including Head Start staff compensation (if appropriations exceed a specified amount to protect current services); and (4) Parent-Child Centers. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish procedures to enable Head Start agencies to develop locally designed or specialized service delivery models to address local community needs. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds to maintain the level of prior year services (with consideration for inflation) before using any additional funds (due to any funding increase for the current fiscal year) to serve an increased number of children. Directs the Secretary to prepare, through the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and submit to specified congressional committees: (1) an interim comprehensive report by July 1, 1993; and (2) a final comprehensive report by January 1, 1994. Requires such reports to contain specified types of information on Head Start programs. Revises conditions on renewed funding of Head Start agencies which receive grants. Directs the Secretary to conduct a full review of each designated Head Start agency at least once every three years to determine compliance with program and fiscal requirements. Requires that such reviews: (1) to the maximum extent practicable, be carried out by HHS employees knowledgeable about Head Start; (2) be supervised at the agency site; (3) measure compliance with specified performance s… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-s-2159 | 101 | s | 2159 | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-02-22 | 1990-02-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 29 | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1990 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:24:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4036 | 101 | hr | 4036 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder, and to provide for additional financing of the OASDI trust funds based on income taxes payable under existing law by individuals who would therefore continue to earn income after attaining age 62. | Social Welfare | 1990-02-21 | 1990-02-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12] | CA | R | C000100 | 4 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. Provides additional financing to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from income tax revenues from individuals who have attained age 62. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-4051 | 101 | hr | 4051 | Social Security Telephone Access Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-02-21 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] | MI | D | L000263 | 7 | Social Security Telephone Access Act of 1990 - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) maintain telephone access to local Social Security Administration (SSA) offices at the level of access generally available as of October 1, 1989; and (2) ensure that local telephone listings list the address and telephone number of each local SSA office and the SSA toll-free number, indicating that the local number is for information about a specified case or claim while the toll-free number is for general information. Directs the Secretary to establish one- to three-year demonstration projects implementing accountability procedures for at least three telephone service centers operated by the SSA. Requires that the Secretary promptly provide callers who give the Secretary specified identifying information with a written receipt which sets forth: (1) the name of the SSA representative with whom the caller spoke; (2) the date of the call; (3) a description of the nature of the call; (4) any action which the representative indicates will be taken in response to the call; and (5) the information or advice offered by the SSA representative. Requires that: (1) callers be notified that they will be provided with such receipt; and (2) the SSA retain a copy of such receipt. Authorizes the exclusion from such projects of routine calls unrelated to eligibility or benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:25:09Z | |
| 101-s-2158 | 101 | s | 2158 | Social Security Office Access Restoration Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-02-21 | 1990-02-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 29 | Social Security Office Access Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires that the public be given telephone access to field offices of the Social Security Administration (SSA) or the level of regional telephone access that was available on September 30, 1988. Requires that callers on the SSA toll-free telephone line be given the number of, and notice of their option of calling, the field office or regional teleservice center in their area. Requires the publication in each local geographic area of the address and telephone number of the SSA field office serving such area and the telephone number of the regional teleservice center closest to such area. | 2025-08-26T17:26:50Z | |
| 101-hr-3981 | 101 | hr | 3981 | To include the Territory of American Samoa in the Supplemental Security Income program. | Social Welfare | 1990-02-07 | 1990-02-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to extend the SSI program to American Samoa. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-3964 | 101 | hr | 3964 | Fair Fund Raising Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-02-06 | 1990-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] | OH | D | L000508 | 6 | Fair Fund Raising Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to revise the definition of "corporation." Adds references to political parties to provisions empowering and directing (with exceptions) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent unfair methods and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. Prohibits an organization which is exempt from Federal taxation under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (a charity) from having officers or directors who are also officers, directors, or agents of a professional fund raising organization employed by the charity. Requires a charity which uses a professional fund raiser to disclose to those solicited the involvement and identity of the fund raiser. Requires a charity to follow uniform accounting principles governing the reporting of fund raising costs, including the percent of expenses used for professional fund raising. Requires the FTC to promulgate such principles. Requires each professional fund raiser to report annually to appropriate State agencies the amounts charged, and raised for, each charity. Preempts inconsistent State or local requirements, subject to waiver, if a State or local requirement affords the public at least as great a level of protection as provided by this Act. | 2025-08-26T17:28:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3937 | 101 | hr | 3937 | Social Security Protection Act of 1990 | Social Welfare | 1990-02-01 | 1990-11-05 | See H.R.5835. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 4 | Social Security Protection Act of 1990 - Title I: Financial Integrity of the Social Security Trust Funds - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exclude the Federal Old Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (OASDI trust funds) from Federal budget deficit calculations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the 1990 increase in social security taxes. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Board of Trustees of the OASDI trust funds to include in their annual report to the Congress on the actuarial status of such funds two alternative analyses of the actuarial present values of expected future income to and disbursements from such funds over the ensuing 75 fiscal years, basing one analyses on the assumption that those who have not attained age 15 as of the valuation date will not receive wages or self-employment income thereafter. Directs the Board of Trustees to conduct a study on safely increasing the rate of return on OASDI trust fund assets in the interest of OASDI beneficiaries. Increases the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. Title II: Establishment of the Social Security Administration as an Independent Agency - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish as an independent executive agency a Social Security Administration, governed by an Administrator of Social Security. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Administration to administer the OASDI and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (title XVI of the Social Security Act) programs. Transfers to the Administration all functions carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pertaining to such programs. | 2025-08-26T17:27:47Z | |
| 101-s-2052 | 101 | s | 2052 | Social Security Integrity and Tax Reduction Act | Social Welfare | 1990-02-01 | 1990-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 0 | Social Security Integrity and Tax Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to cut social security taxes. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to exclude the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from budget totals. Extends deficit reduction target dates. | 2025-08-26T17:25:10Z | |
| 101-hres-306 | 101 | hres | 306 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives against proposals to privatize the social security program. | Social Welfare | 1990-01-23 | 1990-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 10 | Urges the defeat of any attempt to privatize the social security program. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-s-1995 | 101 | s | 1995 | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of earnings exempt from reduction under the retirement test, to eliminate such test in 1995, and for other purposes. | Social Welfare | 1989-11-22 | 1989-11-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of monthly income which an individual who has attained retirement age may earn in 1990 and 1991 without incurring a reduction in benefits. Eliminates, by 1996, the limitation on the amount of outside income which individuals who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits. Reduces the benefits of an older worker by 25 percent of the first $5,000 of his or her excess earnings and 33 1/3 percent of additional earnings. (Currently, a 33 1/3 percent benefit reduction is applied against all excess earnings.) Includes certain deferred compensation in the computation of wage-based OASDI benefit adjustments. Accelerates the effective dates of increases in the delayed retirement credit rate for individuals who work beyond retirement age. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-s-1997 | 101 | s | 1997 | A bill to amend section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for 2 meals served daily per person. | Social Welfare | 1989-11-22 | 1989-11-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 with regard to surplus commodity food assistance for older persons to require that assistance be provided for two meals served daily per person if such meals have a specified nutritional content. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 101-hr-3795 | 101 | hr | 3795 | To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize flexibility in approving projects under title V of such Act. | Social Welfare | 1989-11-21 | 1990-01-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to permit the Secretary of Labor to waive the application, in rural areas, of requirements as to who may participate in projects providing community service employment for older individuals if such waiver is required for the implementation of project objectives. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-s-1960 | 101 | s | 1960 | A bill to authorize the food stamp portion of the Minnesota Family Investment Plan. | Social Welfare | 1989-11-21 | 1989-12-06 | Became Public Law No: 101-202. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 0 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to authorize Minnesota to implement a family investment demonstration project to determine whether the project more effectively helps families to become self-supporting and enhances their ability to care for their children than: (1) the Food Stamp Program; and (2) the aid to families with dependent children program and the job opportunities and basic skills training program of the Social Security Act. | 2023-02-17T15:11:44Z | |
| 101-hr-3744 | 101 | hr | 3744 | Entitled, "The Minnesota Family Investment Plan". | Social Welfare | 1989-11-20 | 1989-12-06 | See S.1960. | House | Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | P000215 | 0 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to authorize Minnesota to implement a family investment demonstration project to determine whether the project more effectively helps families to become self-supporting and enhances their ability to care for their children than: (1) the Food Stamp Program; and (2) the aid to families with dependent children program and the job opportunities and basic skills training program of the Social Security Act. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 101-hr-3755 | 101 | hr | 3755 | Social Security Public Pension Offset Amendments Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-11-20 | 1989-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] | MA | D | D000416 | 5 | Social Security Public Pension Offset Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to reduce the proportion of monthly Federal or State pension benefits subtracted from monthly OASDI benefits payable to a spouse, surviving spouse, or parent as the total of such monthly benefits diminishes. | 2025-08-26T17:26:32Z | |
| 101-hr-3730 | 101 | hr | 3730 | Miscellaneous and Technical Social Security Act Amendments of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-11-19 | 1989-11-22 | See H.R.3299. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 3 | Miscellaneous and Technical Social Security Act Amendments of 1989 - Title I: Time-Sensitive Provisions - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to extend the continued provision of disability benefits during appeal through June 1991. Amends the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 to transfer increases in FY 1990 railroad retirement tax liabilities to the Railroad Retirement Account. Amends the Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980 to extend the authority for disability insurance demonstration projects through 1992. Title II: Technical Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make agreements to provide OASDI coverage of U.S. citizens and residents employed abroad by a foreign affiliate of an American employer effective until the foreign entity ceases to be a foreign affiliate. Excludes refunds required to be paid to employees by employers who have duplicated Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) coverage in their employee benefit package from consideration as wages or compensation for OASDI or taxation purposes. Amends the OASDI program to eliminate carryover reductions in retirement or disability benefits due to the receipt of widow's or widower's benefits before age 62. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain church employees from the self-employment tax if their services are exempt from the employment tax on wages. Clarifies the inclusion of partnerships among employers eligible for religious exemption from employment taxes. Subjects to railroad retirement taxes: (1) payments for group-term life insurance which is includable in the employee's gross income as compensation; and (2) certain deferred compensation. Excludes the value of meals or lodging from railroad retirement taxes if at the time of such furnishing it was unreasonable to believe that the employee could exclude such items from income. Title III: Additional Amendments - Makes individuals who attained age 18 prior to being adopted by parents w… | 2025-08-26T17:25:57Z | |
| 101-s-1917 | 101 | s | 1917 | Social Security Notch Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-11-17 | 1989-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Social Security Notch Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to alter the formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. | 2025-08-26T17:24:40Z | |
| 101-hr-3682 | 101 | hr | 3682 | Social Security Claimants Representation Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-11-16 | 1989-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] | MI | D | L000263 | 6 | Social Security Claimants Representation Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to set limits on the fees recoverable by attorneys who represent OASDI claimants in favorable determinations before the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Establishes procedures for recovering such fees. | 2025-08-26T17:25:16Z | |
| 101-hconres-228 | 101 | hconres | 228 | To express the sense of the Congress regarding the 25th anniversary of Volunteers In Service To America. | Social Welfare | 1989-11-15 | 1990-01-24 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 2 | Commends Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) on its 25th anniversary for its work in helping to combat the difficulties caused by poverty. Reaffirms the commitment of the Congress to VISTA. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 101-s-1872 | 101 | s | 1872 | Social Security Disabled Widow's and Widower's Equity Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-11-13 | 1989-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 1 | Social Security Disabled Widow's and Widower's Equity Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the separate definition of disability applicable to widows and widowers. Permits the months of a widow's or widower's entitlement to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits (title XVI of the Social Security Act) on the basis of a disability to be counted towards the 24 months needed to become entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) on that basis. Provides full widow's or widower's insurance benefits to disabled widows or widowers without regard to age. Amends the SSI program to preserve the Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility of disabled widows or widowers who become ineligible for SSI benefits upon the implementation of this Act's amendments making them eligible for, or increasing their, widow's or widower's insurance benefits. Amends the OASDI program to extend the time period during which a surviving spouse or a surviving divorced spouse must have initially become disabled in order to qualify for widow's or widower's insurance benefits before reaching age 60 in cases where such surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse has quarters of coverage based on his or her own work after the death of the insured individual on whose wages such benefits are based. | 2025-08-26T17:28:23Z | |
| 101-sjres-222 | 101 | sjres | 222 | A joint resolution designating 1990 as the "Year of the Eagle Scout". | Social Welfare | 1989-11-03 | 1989-11-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 0 | Designates 1990 as Year of the Eagle Scout. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-3575 | 101 | hr | 3575 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that regular payment of monthly insurance benefits thereunder will be made so as to ensure receipt of such payments not later than the first day following the month for which they are paid. | Social Welfare | 1989-11-01 | 1989-11-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | Y000031 | 37 | Amends title II (Old, Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require that regular monthly OASDI payments be made in a manner which ensures their receipt no later than the first day following the month to which they are attributable. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-3547 | 101 | hr | 3547 | To mandate the Secretary of the Treasury to pay social security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act notwithstanding a failure to increase the public debt limit. | Social Welfare | 1989-10-31 | 1989-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] | MN | R | F000380 | 33 | Amends Federal law to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make timely payments of benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act despite the public debt limit. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-3561 | 101 | hr | 3561 | Social Security Disabled Worker Incentives Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-10-31 | 1989-11-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 17 | Social Security Disabled Worker Incentives Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that individuals shall not be considered to have engaged in substantial gainful activity for disability benefit eligibility purposes unless their earnings exceed the amount persons of retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:28:42Z | |
| 101-s-1823 | 101 | s | 1823 | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to increase the amount of earnings exempt from reduction under the retirement test under title II of such Act. | Social Welfare | 1989-10-31 | 1989-10-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 9 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of monthly income which an individual who has attained retirement age may earn in 1990 and 1991 without incurring a reduction in benefits. Reduces the benefits of an older worker by 25 percent of the first $5,000 of his or her excess earnings and 33 1/3 percent of additional excess earnings. (Currently, a 33 1/3 percent benefit reduction is applied against all excess earnings.) Includes certain deferred compensation in the computation of wage-based OASDI benefit adjustments. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 101-hr-3526 | 101 | hr | 3526 | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-10-25 | 1989-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | R000262 | 11 | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance)(OASDI) of the Social Security Act to phase out, by 1994, the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits. | 2025-08-26T17:24:20Z | |
| 101-hr-3505 | 101 | hr | 3505 | Social Security Solvency Protection Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-10-23 | 1989-12-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 23 | Social Security Solvency Protection Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require that when legislation increases OASDI benefits in excess of a specified amount there be a corresponding increase in social security taxes and when legislation decreases such taxes in excess of a specified amount there be a corresponding decrease in OASDI benefits. Requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members of the Senate before legislation breaching such requirements may be considered. Requires the Board of Trustees of the OASDI trust funds to annually report to the Congress on the actuarial balance of such funds. | 2025-08-26T17:26:43Z | |
| 101-hjres-419 | 101 | hjres | 419 | Designating 1990 as the "Year of the Eagle Scout". | Social Welfare | 1989-10-11 | 1989-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 2 | Designates 1990 as Year of the Eagle Scout. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-s-1718 | 101 | s | 1718 | SSI Disabled Children's Eligibility Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-10-03 | 1989-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 2 | SSI Disabled Children's Eligibility Act of 1989 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and conduct an ongoing outreach program for children who are potentially eligible for SSI disability benefits. Requires the Secretary to annually report to the Congress on the effectiveness of such program. Requires the Secretary to assess a child's physical and mental impairments and the extent which they interfere with age appropriate daily living activities in determining such child's SSI eligibility. Establishes a presumption that a child under age four with a genetic or other diagnosed impairment is disabled or blind for SSI purposes if it is probable that clinical and laboratory techniques administered when the child is older will accurately demonstrate that the medical severity of such impairment is sufficient for SSI eligibility purposes. Requires the Secretary to make every reasonable effort to include the evaluation of a pediatrician or pediatric specialist in the determination of a child's eligibility or continuing eligibility for SSI disability benefits. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consider age-appropriate medical criteria and limitations on activities of daily living developed by childhood disability experts in reviewing and revising the medical criteria for evaluating child impairments; and (2) publish an explanation of deviations from the recommendations of such experts before prescribing final regulations concerning revised medical criteria for evaluating child impairments. | 2025-08-26T17:24:28Z | |
| 101-s-1721 | 101 | s | 1721 | A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that a blind or disabled child otherwise qualified may be eligible for SSI benefits even though not a resident of the United States, if such a child is accompanying a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty overseas. | Social Welfare | 1989-10-03 | 1989-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to make the U.S. residency requirement for SSI eligibility inapplicable to a child who is a U.S. citizen residing with a parent who is working outside the United States. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hr-3377 | 101 | hr | 3377 | Federal Assistance Procedures Reform Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-09-28 | 1989-10-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | R000465 | 5 | Federal Assistance Procedures Reform Act of 1989 - Requires each applicant for Federal assistance to provide the appropriate Federal agency with written certification of consultant information, including names and addresses, fees, and covered activities. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations of such requirements. Amends Federal law to require public notice of agency rules changes. Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize inspectors general to subpoena witnesses; (2) authorize inspectors general to transmit a report directly to the appropriate congressional committee if the Secretary of an agency fails to do so; and (3) appoint inspectors general for ten-year terms. Establishes within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Comptroller to advise the Secretary on Department financial and management activities. Prohibits: (1) HUD fee arrangements tied to success in obtaining a grant or the amount of such grant; and (2) HUD officers or employees from disclosing inside information during the housing assistance selection process. | 2025-08-26T17:26:02Z | |
| 101-s-1674 | 101 | s | 1674 | A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to allow a recipient of supplemental security income benefits to receive contributions through a trust established by the State for the benefit of such individual without affecting the eligibility of such individual for such benefits, and for other purposes. | Social Welfare | 1989-09-26 | 1989-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 0 | Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to exclude amounts placed in a trust established under State law to supplement an SSI recipient's care, support, and treatment from such recipient's income and resources for SSI eligibility purposes. Excludes such amounts from an SSI recipient's income for Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility purposes. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z | |
| 101-hr-3291 | 101 | hr | 3291 | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to treat hospitals located in Henderson County, North Carolina, as being located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, under section 1886(d)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act. | Social Welfare | 1989-09-19 | 1989-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11] | NC | D | C000462 | 0 | Treats hospitals located in Henderson County, North Carolina, as being located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, for Medicare payment purposes. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-s-1637 | 101 | s | 1637 | Department of Social Security Act | Social Welfare | 1989-09-18 | 1989-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Department of Social Security Act - Redesignates the Social Security Administration as the Department of Social Security, an executive department responsible for administering the programs under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act. | 2025-08-26T17:25:10Z | |
| 101-hr-3150 | 101 | hr | 3150 | To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for budget reconciliation for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 in accordance with reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. | Social Welfare | 1989-08-04 | 1989-11-22 | See H.R.3299. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 0 | Title X (sic): Non-Revenue Provisions of the Committee on Ways and Means - Subtitle A: Social Security Administration, Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, and Railroad Retirement - Social Security Administrative Reform Act of 1989 - Chapter 1: Administrative Changes - Subchapter A: Establishment of the Social Security Administration as an Independent Agency - Part 1: General Provisions - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish as an independent executive agency a Social Security Administration, headed by a Social Security Board. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Administration to administer the programs established by titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act. Requires the Board to study and make recommendations as to the most effective methods of providing economic security through social insurance and supplemental security income, and as to legislation and matters of administrative policy. Establishes in the Administration: (1) an Executive Director; (2) a Deputy Director of Social Security; (3) a General Counsel; (4) an Inspector General; (5) an Office of the Beneficiary Ombudsman, to be headed by a Beneficiary Ombudsman who shall represent the interests of beneficiaries under the OASDI and SSI programs within the Administration; and (6) an Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. Requires the annual report of the Board to include a description of the activities of the Beneficiary Ombudsman. Requires the Board to make annual budgetary recommendations relating to the Administration. Requires that appropriations requests by the Administration for staffing and personnel be based upon a comprehensive workforce plan as established by the Board. Provides for the apportionment of administrative costs. Requires the annual report of the Board to include a section reflecting the use of budget authority provided to the Administration. Requires that authority fo… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 101-hr-3203 | 101 | hr | 3203 | SSI Community Living Amendments of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 3 | SSI Community Living Amendments of 1989 - Title I: Income Supplements - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 through 1994 which shall be allotted among States on the basis of each State's population and which States shall use to provide SSI-eligible individuals with income to obtain necessary and regular assistance with daily living activities in a natural residential setting. Sets the Federal share of the program's cost at 50 percent. Requires States to develop systems to: (1) determine and, every six months, review an individual's need for such income; (2) target such income to individuals living in a natural residential setting with four or fewer individuals and to individuals having the greatest need for regular assistance; and (3) oversee the provision of such assistance. Sets forth data collection and reporting requirements. Prohibits the receipt of such income from affecting an individual's eligibility for assistance under specified programs. Title II: Quality Assurance for SSI Recipients in Group Living Arrangements - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide States with information, on at least a quarterly basis, identifying any place (excluding institutionalized care facilities) in which three or more SSI recipients reside. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with any State under which the State assists the Secretary in carrying out responsibilities related to the payment of benefits to representative payees under the SSI program and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, and the Secretary covers State costs in carrying out such agreement. Permits the Secretary to condition such agreement on States imposing certain standards on representative payees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1994 for grants to States which agree to use such funds to establish procedures for identifying and investigating possible unlicensed and subst… | 2025-08-26T17:28:58Z | |
| 101-s-1555 | 101 | s | 1555 | Child Support Enforcement Extension Act of 1989 | Social Welfare | 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 0 | Child Support Enforcement Extension Act of 1989 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend permanently the program withholding past-due support from Federal tax refunds. | 2025-08-26T17:28:43Z |
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