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US S4323

US S4323
TRUST Act of 2020 Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act of 2020


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Introduced
07/27/2020
In Committee
08/03/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

TRUST Act of 2020 TRUST Act of 2020 Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act of 2020 Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act of 2020 This bill establishes congressional rescue committees to develop recommendations and legislation to improve critical social contract programs. A critical social contract program is a federal program for which a federal trust fund is established (e.g., Social Security, Medicare, and federal highway programs), with outlays of at least $20 billion during the year preceding the year in which this bill is enacted, and for which the amount of dedicated federal funds and federal trust fund balances will be inadequate to meet the total amount of outlays of the program that would otherwise be made. Each rescue committee may develop recommendations and legislation to improve the program for which it was established, including by (1) increasing the duration of positive balances of the federal trust fund established for the program, and (2) providing for the solvency of the federal trust fund established for the program during a 75-year period. Congress must use specified expedited legislative procedures to consider legislation that is approved and submitted by the rescue committees.

AI Summary

This bill establishes congressional "Rescue Committees" to develop recommendations and legislation to improve critical social contract programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and federal highway programs. The Secretary of the Treasury will identify these programs as having inadequate dedicated federal funds and trust fund balances to meet their total outlays within the next 15 years. The Rescue Committees will aim to avoid depletion of the trust funds, ensure solvency over 75 years, and generally improve the programs. The bill provides for expedited procedures in Congress to consider and pass any legislation approved by the Rescue Committees.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (16)

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (on 08/03/2020)

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