Voting Record for Ortiz of Texas-TX Voting Record on Legislation that Involves Senior and Social Security Issues
House of Representatives
Solomon Ortiz : Next Election Year:
Education: Officers Certificate, National Sheriffs' Training Institute, 1977
Attended, Delmar College, 1965-1967
Officers Certificate, Institute of Applied Science, 1962
Profession: Law Enforcement, 1965-1982
E-5, United States Army, 1960-1962
Insurance Agent
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).
