Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
Latest action · May 9, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
This bill expands benefits, and increases specified taxes, related to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.
Changes to benefits include (1) increasing the primary insurance amount for certain beneficiaries, (2) calculating cost-of-living adjustments by using a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers, and (3) establishing an alternative benefit for widows or widowers in two-income households.
Changes to taxes include phasing out the cap on earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax. Under current law, the maximum amount subject to this tax is $132,900.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2019 to Jul 1, 2020; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | May 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 1, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 9, 2019 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 9, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
- May 9, 2019Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 77, May 9, 2019, page H3681.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45791 | Poverty Among the Population Aged 65 and Older | Report | Dec 6, 2022 |
| R46819 | Social Security: The Effects of Wage and Price Indexing on Benefits | Report | Jun 16, 2021 |
| R46182 | Social Security and Vulnerable Groups—Policy Options to Aid Widows | Report | Jan 16, 2020 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1540 | Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act | Related bill | Mar 5, 2019 |
| HR 4921 | Strengthening Social Security Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Aug 3, 2021 |
| HR 6929 | Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Sep 27, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the retirement security of American families by strengthening Social Security.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
