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Voting Record on Legislation that Involves Senior and Social Security Issues

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Dennis Moore
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Education:
JD, Washburn University, 1970 BA, University of Kansas, 1967 Attended, Southern Methodist University, 1965

Profession:
Partner/Attorney, Erker and Moore, Limited Liability Company, 1989-present Attorney, Private Practice, 1973-1976 Assistant Attorney General, Kansas, 1971-1973 United States Army Reserve, 1970-1972 United States Army, 1970

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Voting Record on Legislation Involving Senior and Social Security Issues

(2010) HR 5987 Seniors Protection Act

Outcome: Bill Failed (254/153)

Summary: -Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to each individual entitled to Federal benefits if no cost-of-living increase takes effect by the end of December, 2010 (Sec. 2). -Specifies that eligibility for the $250 payment is limited to those individuals who were entitled to any of the following in October, November, or December of 2010 (Sec. 2):

-Social Security; -Railroad Retirement benefits; -Veterans benefits; or -Supplemental Security Income (SSI). -Authorizes payment only to those individuals who reside in the following locations (Sec. 2):

-1 of the 50 states; -The District of Columbia; -Puerto Rico; -Guam; -The United States Virgin Islands; -American Samoa; -Northern Mariana Islands; and -Locations with a foreign or domestic Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office or Diplomatic Post Office address. -Specifies that each individual shall receive only a single $250 payment, regardless of whether the individual is eligible for more than 1 benefit or cash payment under any Federal program (Sec. 2). -Requires the Commissioner of Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify individuals who are eligible for the $250 payment, and to provide the information needed to disburse the payments to the Secretary of the Treasury (Sec. 2). -Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from regarding the $250 payment as gross income (Sec. 2). -Prohibits the $250 payment from being included as income, or as a resource, when determining eligibility for benefits under any Federal, State, or local program financed by Federal funds (Sec. 2). -Exempts from eligibility any individual whose date of death occurs prior to the date the payment is received or direct-deposited into the individual's account (Sec. 2). -Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to begin disbursing payments at the earliest possible date in 2011, but before April 1, 2011 (Sec. 2). -Prohibits the disbursement of the $250 payments after December 31, 2011 (Sec. 2).

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