United States · Bill · S
S. 3985 (111th)
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010
Introduced
29 November 2010
Last action
8 December 2010 · Vote
Status
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 267. (consideration: CR S8627-8628; text: CR S8627)
Sponsors
Bernie Sanders, Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Charles Schumer, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sheldon Whitehouse, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
4 December 2025
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.
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Timeline
29 November 2010
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
29 November 2010
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
30 November 2010
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
Source: Calendars
6 December 2010
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S8552)
Source: Floor
8 December 2010
Vote
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 267. (consideration: CR S8627-8628; text: CR S8627)
Source: Floor
Votes
8 December 2010 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3985 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · Official source
Yes 53 · No 45 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 2
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]Yea
- Amy KlobucharYea
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]Yea
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]Yea
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]Yea
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3]Yea
- Bernie SandersYea
- Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11]Yea
Showing the first 8 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 30 November 2010 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 30 November 2010
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 30 November 2010
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 November 2010
Sponsors
- Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
Related records
- related to → Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3985
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3985
- us · 111-s-3985 · source updated 4 December 2025