Social Security Fair Reporting Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social Security Fair Reporting Act of 1979 - Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to annually certify in a clear and understandable form to each individual whose income is subject to social security taxes the following: (1) the total wages for which the individual has been credited and the portions of such total paid by the employer; (2) the total social security taxes imposed and collected from such individual; (3) the amounts paid into, the amounts paid out of, and the amount of the surplus or deficit in, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for the latest fiscal year for which that information is available, and the projected surplus or deficit in such Trust Funds for the next ensuing two fiscal years; (4) the number of quarters of coverage credited to such individual, whether such individual is fully insured, and whether such individual is insured for survivor insurance benefits and for disability insurance benefits; and (5) a telephone number and address to which questions regarding the account of the individual can be directed. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress concerning the implementation of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 5, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 5, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
HARRISON SCHMITT (R-NM) introduced it on April 5, 1979, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 5, 1979, 17325 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17325 days ago, on April 5, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers