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HR 6428 116th Congress House

Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiaries Choice Act

Official title: To provide for the exemption of certain earnings from the retirement earnings test, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 7, 2020 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare First responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiaries Choice Act

This bill excludes wages from employment in the health care workforce or as a first responder between January 2020 and December 2020 from income limits that apply to certain Social Security benefits. Currently, beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age and who earn more than specified income thresholds incur a reduction in Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Nov 24, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 11, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Apr 17, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 7, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 7, 2020
Katko, John
· Apr 3, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6428: Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiaries Choice Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6428/
MLA
"H.R. 6428: Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiaries Choice Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6428/.
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H.R. 6428, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6428/.
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