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S 567 113th Congress Senate 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: March 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 14, 2013
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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 March 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 649 Related bill Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
  • S 308 Related bill Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
  • HR 3118 Identical bill Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013
  • S 2382 Identical bill Fair Raises for Seniors Act
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 567: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-567/
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