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  • Sam Johnson: Stop SSN Access in Prison Work Programs
    Jul 28, 2010  - U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) introduced bipartisan legislation to ban prisoners from working in programs that give them access to Social Security numbers (SSN), the No Prisoner Access to Social Security Numbers Act of 2010, H.R. 5854.  Currently prisoners in eight states – Alabama,... More
  • Sam Johnson: Strengthen Social Security without tax hikes
    Jul 15, 2010  - Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing marking the 75th anniversary of Social Security.  Johnson serves as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Social Security and represents portions of Dallas and Collin Counties. Prepared r... More
  • Your privacy and identity theft prevention
    Jul 20, 2007  - Have you ever had your personal information – like your Social Security number (SSN) – used without your permission?  Join the club!  According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, the total number of known records that have been compromised since January 2005 through last week was ov... More
  • House passes Johnson’s pension-reform bill
    Dec 15, 2005  - After more than two years of working to strengthen the employer-provided pension system, Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives passed his bill to revamp the pension system to protect employees and taxpayers.  The House passed the Pension ... More
  • Sam Johnson hails “phased retirement” in pension bill
    Nov 10, 2005  - At a pension bill markup on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) urged swift passage of an initiative to create “phased retirement” so employees may collect retirement from their traditional defined benefit pension plan and work part time simultaneously after age 62. ... More
  • Social Security Leaders Introduce GROW Accounts Act
    Jul 15, 2005  - Four members of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security introduced H.R. 3304, the GROW Accounts Act, yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives (Growing Real Ownership for Workers). Congressmen Jim McCrery (4th Dist.-La.), Clay Shaw (22nd Dist.-Fl.), Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas),... More
  • House panel passes Johnson’s pension bill
    Jun 30, 2005  - Today a House panel passed legislation aimed to update and improve pension laws to protect employees, employers and taxpayers. The House Education and the Workforce Committee passed the Pension Protection Act without opposition. Johnson introduced the bill earlier this month. “It’s time to tell... More
  • Sam Johnson statement at pension reform markup
    Jun 22, 2005  - Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) delivered the following statement at a markup of the Pension Protection Act, H.R. 2830. Earlier this month, Johnson helped to introduce the sweeping pension reform legislation that strengthens pension plans for employees and employers. Johnson c... More
  • Social Security leaders: Spend Social Security surplus on Social Security!
    Jun 22, 2005  - At a news conference on Capitol Hill today, four Members of the Social Security Subcommittee of Ways and Means announced new legislation to “Spend Social Security dollars on Social Security.” The new measure protects the Social Security surplus by creating accounts that workers would own and that w... More
  • Sam Johnson: spend Social Security surplus on Social Security
    Jun 22, 2005  - At a news conference on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson announced his second Social Security proposal this session. This new legislation aims to “spend Social Security dollars on Social Security.” The initiative protects the Social Security surplus by creating accounts that worker... More
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