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  • Johnson Introduces Bill to Prevent Social Security Disability and Unemployment Insurance Double Dipping
    Apr 12, 2013 - Yesterday, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1502, “The Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act of 2013.” The legislation would keep people from receiving both Social Security disability benefi... More
  • Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals
    Apr 11, 2013 - U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced the first in a series of hearings on the President’s and other bipartisan entitlement reform proposals. This hearing will focus on using the Chained Consumer Price ... More
  • Sam Johnson bill aims to protect seniors from SSN fraud
    Feb 19, 2013 - Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced that he re-introduced legislation to protect seniors from identity theft by demanding that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) remove Social Security numbers (SSNs) from Medicare cards. Criminals use Social Security numbers... More
  • Congressman Sam Johnson hosts free information session on Medicare for seniors
    Oct 22, 2012 - On Monday, October 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Plano, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03) will host a free information session on Medicare for seniors that is open to the public. There will also be flu shots available for $25, unless covered by Original Medicare or Railroad Retirement Medi... More
  • Paulsen, Johnson Introduce Common Sense Medicare Reform
    Jul 11, 2011 - Today, Congressmen Erik Paulsen (3rd Dist.-Minnesota) and Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) introduced common-sense legislation to give seniors the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions and to opt-out of the government-run health program for seniors, Medicare. The Retirement Freedom Act, H.R. 2... More
  • Hearing on Social Security’s Payment Accuracy
    Jun 14, 2011 - The American people have just been told by the Trustees for Social Security and Medicare that these programs are headed towards insolvency. So when they hear Social Security is owed billions due to wrongful payments, Americans want, need, and deserve answers. In FY 2009, overpayments totaled $6.5 bi... More
  • Johnson bill protects seniors from SSN theft
    Apr 13, 2011 - Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) introduced legislation to protect seniors from identity theft. “It makes no sense that people are told not to carry their Social Security card in order to protect their identity, but then every senior citizen is told they must carry their Medicare... More
  • Johnson takes the Ways and Means Social Security helm
    Jan 6, 2011 - Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced he will serve as the Chairman of the influential Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. The Subcommittee on Social Security has jurisdiction over Social Security retirement, survivors and disability programs and oversees the ope... More
  • 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 rem... More