Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions ... - CBS News
6 days ago · Without Senate approval, the bill's fate would have ended with the current session of Congress and would have needed to be re-introduced in the next Congress. More from CBS News Biden signs 50 ...
Senate passes Social Security benefits boost ... - Associated Press News
6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year.. The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President Joe Biden, will eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who ...
Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits - The Hill
6 days ago · Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) talked about his former high school civics teacher, Ms. Betty, who saw her husband’s Social Security benefit cut to a fraction of what she expected because she spent ...
Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill ... - ABC News
6 days ago · The Senate approved the House-passed short-term government funding bill in a just-after-midnight vote by a vote of 85-11. The legislation will extend government funding until March 14.
Senate advances bill to boost Social Security benefits for millions …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to advance a bill to boost Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans by repealing two laws that have limited payouts to state and local ...
Senate passes Social Security Fairness Act | CNN Business
6 days ago · The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill early Saturday to increase Social Security benefits for close to 3 million federal, state and local public sector workers, which includes firemen, policemen ...
Social Security Fairness Act clears key Senate hurdles with ... - CBS News
Dec 18, 2024 · The measure, which passed the House in November, had 62 cosponsors when it was introduced in the Senate last year. Yet the bill's bipartisan support eroded some in recent days, with some ...
Senate passes bill to avoid a shutdown, ending funding fight at …
Dec 20, 2024 · Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it “good news” late Friday that the Senate had reached unanimous agreement to skip the usual hurdles and speedily pass the funding bill.
Senate Approves Stopgap Funding Bill Just After Shutdown …
Dec 16, 2024 · The Senate approved the bill late Friday on an unanimous vote. Republicans also scrapped a new policy that would have made it easier for low-income children on Medicaid to cross state lines for ...
The Social Security Fairness Act is now in the hands of the Senate ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Efforts to get the Senate to vote on a bill to expand Social Security benefits are intensifying, as the House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support but has only a...