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Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017

Introduced: June 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act (SSAct) to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base ($127,200 in 2017) and to remuneration in excess of $250,000 beginning in calender years after 2017.

Title II (Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance [OASDI]) of the SSAct is amended to: (1) include 2% of an individual's excess average indexed monthly earnings (over $250,000 per annum) in the formula for determining primary insurance amounts; (2) revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E); (3) provide extended benefit eligibility for children of disabled, retired, or deceased workers who are full-time students; (4) increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low-wage workers; and (5) provide an alternate benefit amount for widow's and widower's insurance benefits.

The bill preserves eligibility for supplemental security income payments, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by limiting the amount of OASDI payments considered in eligibility determinations.

What's happening now June 20, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • S 2671 Related bill Social Security 2100 Act
  • HR 1114 Related bill Social Security Expansion Act
  • HR 1583 Related bill Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act
  • HR 1631 Related bill Save Social Security Act of 2017
  • HR 1902 Related bill Social Security 2100 Act
  • S 427 Related bill Social Security Expansion Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 13, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2855: Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2855/
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