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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

USA116th CongressS-1132| Senate 
| Updated: 4/10/2019
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (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. The Social Security Administration shall use the CPI-E to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for OASDI benefits, where it currently uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The bill phases out and after 2025 eliminates the cap on compensation ($132,900 in 2019) subject to Social Security taxation. This change applies to both wage earners and the self-employed. The bill also changes the calculation for the primary insurance amount (the amount received by a beneficiary who elects to receive OASDI benefits at full retirement age) by including the additional earnings that are now taxed as a result of the cap elimination.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2389)
Apr 15, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2302
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • April 10, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2389)


  • April 15, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2302
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2302: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Census and government statisticsInflation and pricesSelf-employedSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings

Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

USA116th CongressS-1132| Senate 
| Updated: 4/10/2019
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. The Social Security Administration shall use the CPI-E to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for OASDI benefits, where it currently uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The bill phases out and after 2025 eliminates the cap on compensation ($132,900 in 2019) subject to Social Security taxation. This change applies to both wage earners and the self-employed. The bill also changes the calculation for the primary insurance amount (the amount received by a beneficiary who elects to receive OASDI benefits at full retirement age) by including the additional earnings that are now taxed as a result of the cap elimination.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2389)
Apr 15, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2302
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • April 10, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2389)


  • April 15, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2302
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2302: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Census and government statisticsInflation and pricesSelf-employedSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings