S. 4091: Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-12-06 · Social Welfare · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-465.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-12-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-465. (final step reached)
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Official title

Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006 - Makes appropriations to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to restore amounts erroneously overpaid from the Trust Funds to the general fund of the Treasury between 1999 and 2005 as transfers, under the voluntary withholding program, of anticipated taxes on benefit payments under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

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Official text

Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4091, Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006 (2007-01-04); CBO cost estimate: S. 4091, Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006 (2007-01-04)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s4091.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s4091 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109