H.R.743: Social Security Protection Act of 2004

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Bill Summary

Social Security Protection Act of 2004 - Title I: Protection of Beneficiaries - Subtitle A: Representative Payees - (Sec. 101) Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to fully reimburse Social Security beneficiaries for any part of...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mr. Shaw moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 743.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Doggett objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 249 - 180 (Roll no. 44).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 2.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-46.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 168 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 743 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
Rule H. Res. 168 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 168.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 743 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 743.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Green (TX) substitute amendment.
Mr. Green (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 203 - 220 (Roll no. 101).
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 396 - 28 (Roll no. 102).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-176. Additional views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 349.
Measure laid before Senate.
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 520 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 743 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. It shall be in order to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 743.
Rule H. Res. 520 passed House.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 520, the House moved to agree to the Senate amendment.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Shaw motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 743.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
POSTPONED ROLL CALL VOTE - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the Senate amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Green of Texas asked for the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 402 - 19 (Roll no. 23).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 108-203.
Feb. 12, 2003

Introduced in the House by E. Clay Shaw (R-Fla.)

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