United States · Bill · S
S. 959 (115th)
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Introduced
27 April 2017
Last action
27 April 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2618; text of measure as introduced: CR S2618-2619)
Sponsors
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
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Timeline
27 April 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2618; text of measure as introduced: CR S2618-2619)
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27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/959
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/959
- us · 115-s-959 · source updated 5 December 2025