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HR 3838 117th Congress House Social Welfare Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices Social security and elderly assistance Wages and earnings

Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021

Introduced: June 11, 2021 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021

This bill directs the Social Security Administration to increase an individual's monthly Social Security benefit amount in accordance with the locality-based comparability payment rate applicable to the federal locality-pay area in which the individual resides.

What's happening now June 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3838: Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3838/
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"H.R. 3838: Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3838/.
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H.R. 3838, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3838/.
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