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S 1600 115th Congress Senate

Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insura… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection.

Introduced: July 20, 2017 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Census and government statisticsInflation and pricesSelf-employedSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation.

The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to track cost-of-living changes for individuals age 62 or older. Beginning in two years after the enactment of this bill, the CPI-E, instead of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, shall be used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for OASDI benefits.

The bill also includes surplus earnings in the calculation of the primary insurance amount (i.e., the amount received by a beneficiary who elects to receive OASDI benefits at full retirement age).

The bill phases out and, after 2023, eliminates the cap on compensation ($128,400 in 2018) subject to Social Security taxation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3302 Identical bill Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 13, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 25, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1600: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1600/
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