H.R. 2654 · 116th Congress
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
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Cartwright
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Lee
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Norton
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Napolitano15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill expands benefits, and increases specified taxes, related to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 9, 2019
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
This bill expands benefits, and increases specified taxes, related to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.
Changes to benefits include (1) increasing the primary insurance amount for certain beneficiaries, (2) calculating cost-of-living adjustments by using a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers, and (3) establishing an alternative benefit for widows or widowers in two-income households.
Changes to taxes include phasing out the cap on earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax. Under current law, the maximum amount subject to this tax is $132,900.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
Latest action (May 9, 2019): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: May 9, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.