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Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act

Introduced: March 23, 2020 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act

This bill makes changes to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, including by (1) modifying funding formulas, (2) extending eligibility for certain benefits, and (3) increasing income thresholds used to determine the percentage of OASDI benefits subject to federal income tax.

Changes to funding formulas include (1) increasing the primary insurance amount, and (2) establishing new methods to calculate benefits for individuals with lifetime low earnings and for widows and widowers.

In addition, children of a deceased, disabled, or retired worker remain eligible for benefits through age 22 if they are full-time students. Under current law, they receive benefits through age 18.

The bill also extends dependent child benefits to specified family members other than grandparents or step-grandparents, including in cases where a court grants custody of the dependent child to an eligible family member. To receive benefits under current law, either both parents must be disabled or deceased or a grandparent or step-grandparent must legally adopt the dependent child.

What's happening now March 23, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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  • S 4986 Related bill Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 31
Cartwright, Matt
· Aug 21, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 15, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 12, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 12, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 12, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 23, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 23, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 23, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 23, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 23, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 23, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Mar 23, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 23, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Mar 23, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 23, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 23, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Mar 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6356: Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6356/
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"H.R. 6356: Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6356/.
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H.R. 6356, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6356/.
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