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S 2397 117th Congress Senate Social Welfare

Helping Students SOAR with Social Security Act

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 20, 2021
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Helping Students Successfully Overcome Adversity and Rise with Social Security Act or the Helping Students SOAR with Social Security Act

This bill allows an eligible child of a retired, disabled, or deceased worker to receive applicable Social Security benefits on the worker's record until age 26 if the child is in at least half-time attendance as a student at a postsecondary school or a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program.

Under current law, a child's Social Security benefits generally terminate at age 18, although (1) a child who is a full-time elementary or secondary school student may receive benefits until age 19, and (2) a child with a disability that began before age 22 may continue receiving benefits after the age of 18.

What's happening now July 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2397: Helping Students SOAR with Social Security Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2397/
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"S. 2397: Helping Students SOAR with Social Security Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2397/.
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S. 2397, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2397/.
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