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HR 892 115th Congress House

Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017

Official title: To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments under title II of the Social Security Act based on locality-based comparability payment rates.

Introduced: February 6, 2017 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017

This bill directs the Social Security Administration to increase an individual's monthly Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefit amount in accordance with the locality-based comparability payment rate applicable to the federal locality-pay area in which the individual resides.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 892: Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-892/
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"H.R. 892: Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-892/.
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H.R. 892, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-892/.
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