S. 3985 · 111th Congress
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010
- Stage
- Did not pass
- Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders
- Introduced
- 2010-11-29
- Latest action
- 2010-12-08 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 267.
Summary
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, title II of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, to extend: (1) through 2011 the $250 economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits; and (2) through 2011 the special tax credit for certain government retirees.
Makes additional appropriations through FY2013 to cover such payments.