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H.R. 5284 119th Congress House

Claiming Age Clarity Act

Official title: To require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Administration.

Introduced: September 26, 2025 Introduced by: Lloyd Smucker Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgingSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2026
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
Sep 29, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
Dec 2, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 1, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 1, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
Dec 1, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
Dec 1, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
Dec 1, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
Dec 1, 2025
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 3, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
Oct 3, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
Sep 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
Sep 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Claiming Age Clarity Act

This bill changes certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits.

First, the SSA must use minimum monthly benefit age instead of early eligibility age. This refers to the earliest age (62 under current law) at which a worker may claim benefits. (Currently, the benefit amount of a worker who claims benefits early is reduced to account for the longer period during which the worker is expected to receive benefits.)

Second, the SSA must use standard monthly benefit age instead of full retirement age and normal retirement age. These terms refer to the age at which a worker may claim benefits without a reduction in the benefit amount. (Currently, this age ranges from 65 to 67, depending on the worker's year of birth.)

Finally, the SSA must use the term maximum monthly benefit age for any reference to age 70 as the maximum age at which a worker may receive delayed retirement credits. The SSA may not use the term delayed retirement credit. These terms refer to the mechanism that increases the benefit amount of a worker who delays claiming benefits after reaching the full retirement age. (Currently, a worker receives a credit for each month between the full retirement age and age 70 that the worker delays claiming benefits. Each credit increases the benefit amount that the worker will receive after claiming benefits by a specified percentage.)

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1504 Identical bill Claiming Age Clarity Act
 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SCHOENING STRATEGIES, LLC
    for AMAC ACTION, INC. · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AARP
    for AARP · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • AARP
    for AARP · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
    for AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AARP
    for AARP · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 6
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Sep 26, 2025
 D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Sep 26, 2025
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2025
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 15, 2025
 R
Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Sep 15, 2025
 R
Yakym, Rudy
Indiana · Sep 15, 2025
 R
Bean, Aaron
Florida · Sep 10, 2025
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 10, 2025
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5284: Claiming Age Clarity Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5284/
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"H.R. 5284: Claiming Age Clarity Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5284/.
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H.R. 5284, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5284/.
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