S5017-118

Introduced

To improve the retirement security of American families by increasing Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security stronger for future generations.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve the retirement security of American families by increasing Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security stronger for future generations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id1E62288467E64403B62C1559B419600F: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2024. The table of contents...
  • Section H6471A9278D714A938B193A2648CFD209: 2. Determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above contribution and benefit base after 2024 Section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986...
  • Section idB32C1B9880354AA6ACBB6F42BDFB85FC: 3. Adjustments to primary insurance amount formula and inclusion of surplus earnings for benefit determinations Section 215(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Social Security...
  • Section id5DB1CDC619014E39BF9596C120C929E5: 4. Increase in benefit amounts for long-term eligible individuals Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section IDE4837C5E8FBE44BCA44CD49CCB4BE37D: 5. Computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; consumer price index for elderly consumers Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve the retirement security of American families by increasing Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security stronger for future generations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve the retirement security of American families by increasing Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security stronger for future generations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 11, 2024

Mr. Schatz introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"benefit month" §id5DB1CDC619014E39BF9596C120C929E5

a month for which an individual— has attained age 19

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