H.R. 1517
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sponsor
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Mar 3, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,517
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 11, 2013
- Policy Area
- Social Welfare
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of Social Security taxes collected, as well as the aggregate increase in certain tax liabilities, over the sum of benefits paid.
Establishes in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund a Medicare Surplus Protection Account to hold amounts equivalent to the Medicare part A surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of hospital insurance taxes collected over the sum of Medicare part A benefits paid.
Denies the availability of the balance in either Account for investment by the Managing Trustee.
Establishes in the executive branch a Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (other than investment in the form of U.S. obligations resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury).
Ways and Means Committee
Introduced in House
Apr 11, 2013