Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2855
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 8, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jun 8, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 20, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2855
Congress
115
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
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California
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District of Columbia
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Illinois
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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North Carolina
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Pennsylvania
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House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act (SSAct) to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base ($127,200 in 2017) and to remuneration in excess of $250,000 beginning in calender years after 2017.

Title II (Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance [OASDI]) of the SSAct is amended to: (1) include 2% of an individual's excess average indexed monthly earnings (over $250,000 per annum) in the formula for determining primary insurance amounts; (2) revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E); (3) provide extended benefit eligibility for children of disabled, retired, or deceased workers who are full-time students; (4) increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low-wage workers; and (5) provide an alternate benefit amount for widow's and widower's insurance benefits.

The bill preserves eligibility for supplemental security income payments, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by limiting the amount of OASDI payments considered in eligibility determinations.

Text (1)
Actions (5)
06/20/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
06/09/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
06/09/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
06/08/2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
06/08/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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