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Bills About Social Welfare Sponsored by Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sen. Sanders sponsored 18 bills about social welfare in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 13, 2019	S.478	A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 27, 2018	S.3147	A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 16, 2017	S.427	A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 12, 2015	S.731	A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 19, 2012	S.3562	A bill to reauthorize and improve the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.	18	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 26, 2012	S.2037	A bill to reauthorize and improve the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 29, 2010	S.3985	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	11	All Democrats	Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 267. (consideration: CR S8627-8628; text: CR S8627)
Nov. 19, 2010	S.3976	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	10	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 29, 2010	S.RES.664	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in opposition to privatizing Social Security, raising the retirement age, or other similar cuts to benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.	12	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7835-7836)
Sept. 17, 2009	S.1685	A bill to provide an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for such year, and for other purposes.	10	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 28, 2005	H.R.3601	To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.	108	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 22, 2003	H.R.2262	To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.	117	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 25, 2001	H.R.2035	To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.	79	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
June 26, 2001	H.R.2319	To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
April 14, 1999	H.R.1422	To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.	82	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
June 18, 1998	H.R.4084	To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act provided after 1999.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov. 9, 1997	H.R.3015	To provide additional appropriations for certain nutrition programs.	0	All Independent Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
April 24, 1997	H.RES.132	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives against reductions in Social Security benefits and arbitrary reductions in the Consumer Price Index.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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