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HR 3118 113th Congress House Social Welfare Aging Employment taxes Inflation and prices Self-employed Social security and elderly assistance Wages and earnings

Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013

Introduced: September 17, 2013 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 17, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Sep 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013.

Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.

Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who have attained early retirement age for purposes of an old-age, wife's, or husband's insurance benefit.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals.

What's happening now January 22, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2382 Related bill Fair Raises for Seniors Act
  • S 567 Identical bill Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 30
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 17, 2014
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 17, 2014
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2014
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Aug 1, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Aug 1, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 18, 2014
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 17, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· May 30, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 8, 2014
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 21, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 11, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Mar 11, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 6, 2014
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 11, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 5, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 5, 2014
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 5, 2014
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2014
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2014
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 12, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Dec 3, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 30, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 28, 2013
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Oct 4, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Oct 4, 2013
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 4, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 27, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 19, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Sep 17, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Sep 17, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Sep 17, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Sep 17, 2013
Grayson, Alan
· Sep 17, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 17, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Sep 17, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Sep 17, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Sep 17, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 17, 2013
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 17, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3118: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3118/
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