HR 778 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Clay Higgins R-LA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-VABen ClineOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-TXBrandon GillOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-TXChip RoyOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-VAJohn J. McGuire IIIOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-OKJosh BrecheenOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 28, 2025
R-PAScott PerryOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalJan 28, 2025
R-WVRiley M. MooreJan 31, 2025
R-SCSheri BiggsFeb 6, 2025
R-FLByron DonaldsFeb 11, 2025
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 14, 2025
R-NCMark HarrisMar 18, 2025

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 18, January 28, 2025, page H406.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the social security number requirements for claiming the child tax credit and earned income tax credit.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House

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