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Social Security Expansion Act

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Feb 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Feb 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Feb 13, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Feb 13, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Expansion Act

This bill increases benefits and certain taxes related to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.

Changes to benefits include (1) increasing the primary insurance amount for certain beneficiaries; (2) revising the method of calculating cost-of-living adjustments; (3) establishing a new minimum benefit for certain low earners; and (4) allowing certain children of retired, deceased, or disabled workers to receive benefits until age 22 if they are a full-time students.

Changes to taxes include increasing the net investment income tax for certain taxpayers and extending payroll taxes on wages, salaries, and self-employment earnings to income above $250,000. Under current law, the maximum amount subject to the Social Security payroll tax is $132,900 for 2019.

The bill also combines the existing Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund into a single Social Security Trust Fund.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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