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TRUST Act

11/1/2022, 4:32 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2733

Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act or the TRUST Act

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.

Current Status of Bill S 2733

Bill S 2733 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since October 29, 2019. Bill S 2733 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on October 29, 2019.  Bill S 2733's most recent activity was Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. as of January 28, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2733

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
14
Democrat Cosponsors
4
Republican Cosponsors
9
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2733

Primary Policy Focus

Economics and Public Finance

Potential Impact Areas

- Budget process
- Congressional oversight
- Government trust funds
- Legislative rules and procedure

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2733

TRUST Act
TRUST Act
Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act
A bill to save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government.

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