119th Congress Social Welfare
H.R. 5284: Claiming Age Clarity Act
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- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
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- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill changes certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits.
First, the SSA must use minimum monthly benefit age instead of early eligibility age. This refers to the earliest age (62 under current law) at which a worker may claim benefits. (Currently, the benefit amount of a worker who claims benefits early is reduced to account for the longer period during which the worker is expected to receive benefits.)
Second, the SSA must use standard monthly benefit age instead of full retirement age and normal retirement age. These terms refer to the age at which a worker may claim benefits without a reduction in the benefit amount. (Currently, this age ranges from 65 to 67, depending on the worker's year of birth.)
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Finally, the SSA must use the term maximum monthly benefit age for any reference to age 70 as the maximum age at which a worker may receive delayed retirement credits. The SSA may not use the term delayed retirement credit. These terms refer to the mechanism that increases the benefit amount of a worker who delays claiming benefits after reaching the full retirement age. (Currently, a worker receives a credit for each month between the full retirement age and age 70 that the worker delays claiming benefits. Each credit increases the benefit amount that the worker will receive after claiming benefits by a specified percentage.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Donald Beyer D-VAOriginal
- Aaron Bean R-FLOriginal
- Thomas Suozzi D-NYOriginal
- Ben Cline R-VA
- Blake Moore R-UT
- Rudy Yakym R-IN
- Mike Kelly R-PA
- Mike Carey R-OH
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Lloyd Smucker SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House, discharged, passed Senate7 events+132
- 2Aaron BeanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Donald BeyerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Mike CareyCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Ben ClineCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Lloyd Smucker.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.