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S 1255 115th Congress Senate Social Welfare Adult day care Aging Child care and development Disability and paralysis Family relationships Health programs administration and funding Medical education Social security and elderly assistance Wages and earnings

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 25, 2017
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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017

This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act, for purposes of determining OASDI benefits, to credit individuals who serve as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service. Specifically, an individual shall be deemed to have been paid a wage (according to a specified formula) during each month in which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative without monetary compensation. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable.

The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to support state programs that provide medical training to individuals who provide care to dependent relatives without monetary compensation.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6952 Related bill Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 25, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1255: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1255/
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"S. 1255: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1255/.
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