H.R. 743 · 108th Congress · enacted
Social Security Protection Act of 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-203.
Latest official action 2004-03-02 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here, with an updated title.) Social Security Protection Act of 2004 - Title I: Protection of Beneficiaries - Subtitle A: Representative Payees - (Sec. 101) Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to fully reimburse Social Security beneficiaries for any part of their title II, VIII, or XVI benefits that was misused by a representative payee that is either: (1) not an individual (that is, an organization); or (2) an individual serving 15 or more beneficiaries during any month. Defines misuse of benefits as occurring when a representative payee receives payment for the use and benefit of another person or of another qualified individual and uses any part of it other than for the use and benefit of such person or individual. Excludes reissued benefits from an individual's resources. (Sec. 102) Requires non-governmental representative payees to certify annually that they are bonded and State-licensed. Directs the Commissioner to: (1) provide for the periodic onsite review of certain representative payees; and (2) report to Congress on the numb…
Congressional Research Service · 2004-03-02
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Ed Case
House · HI District 1 · Democratic
$477,640PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mario Diaz-Balart
House · FL District 26 · Republican
$917,278PAC receipts · 2025–2026
31 of 31 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$22,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$20,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$17,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $4,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$16,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$15,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$15,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,982
Ed Case · Cosponsor · -$6
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$14,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$13,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$13,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$12,500
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$11,000
31 DAYS PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAAR CORP. PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
ASPIRE PAC$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC)$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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