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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection.

USA115th CongressS-1600| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (4)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation. The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to track cost-of-living changes for individuals age 62 or older. Beginning in two years after the enactment of this bill, the CPI-E, instead of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, shall be used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for OASDI benefits. The bill also includes surplus earnings in the calculation of the primary insurance amount (i.e., the amount received by a beneficiary who elects to receive OASDI benefits at full retirement age). The bill phases out and, after 2023, eliminates the cap on compensation ($128,400 in 2018) subject to Social Security taxation.
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Timeline
Jul 19, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3302
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 19, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3302
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Related Bills

  • HR 115-3302: To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection.
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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection.

USA115th CongressS-1600| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation. The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to track cost-of-living changes for individuals age 62 or older. Beginning in two years after the enactment of this bill, the CPI-E, instead of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, shall be used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for OASDI benefits. The bill also includes surplus earnings in the calculation of the primary insurance amount (i.e., the amount received by a beneficiary who elects to receive OASDI benefits at full retirement age). The bill phases out and, after 2023, eliminates the cap on compensation ($128,400 in 2018) subject to Social Security taxation.
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Timeline
Jul 19, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3302
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 19, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3302
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (4)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3302: To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Census and government statisticsInflation and pricesSelf-employedSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings