H.R. 8490
119th Congress
House
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 23, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- THE ALS ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
- MARIA FREESE
- THE ALS ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
- MARIA FREESE
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Administration on Aging
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8490: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8490/
"H.R. 8490: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8490/.
H.R. 8490, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8490/.
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