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Donna Edwards
U.S. House: Representative
Democratic Next Election Year: 2012

Education:
JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center BA, English/Spanish, Wake Forest University

Profession:
Executive Director, The Arca Foundation, 2000-2008 Clerk, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge, 1989-1990 Writer, Goddard Space Flight Center, Lockheed Corporation, 1982-1986 Assistant Director, Development Forum, Department of Economic and Social Information, United Nations Development Program, 1980-1982 Attorney

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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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