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Randy Feenstra (R-IA)

SOS Act

H.R. 4793 · House bill Economics and Public Finance

A Republican bill with 19 Republican cosponsors · See all 19 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Save Our Seniors Act" or the "SOS Act," proposes to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. It focuses on increasing transparency regarding the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The legislation would require the Congressional Budget Office to provide specific information to Congress. This information would involve a comparison of assumed amounts and actual outlays from these trust funds. The comparison must be expressed in a graph format.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +4

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The act increases government transparency by mandating that the CBO provide visual, comparative data on trust fund payments to Congress.

  • Scored +3

    Would people over 65 be better off under this?

    The bill provides better oversight of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund which funds senior benefits.

  • Scored +3

    Would people with disabilities be better off under this?

    The bill enhances the transparency of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund through required CBO reporting.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.