Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 1700

Social Security Expansion Act

Introduced Feb 27, 2025Latest action Feb 27, 2025Social Welfare

Plain-English summary

Social Security Expansion Act This bill increases Social Security benefits, expands Social Security payroll taxes, and makes other changes to the Social Security program. Specifically, the bill changes the way Social Security benefits are calculated by increasing the primary insurance amount applicable to average monthly earnings that fall below a specified amount, and increasing bend points for individuals who become eligible for Social Security after 2025. (Bend points are dollar amounts at which earnings are segmented for the purpose of calculating an individual’s primary insurance amount. The share of an individual’s earnings that are replaced by Social Security decreases at each escalating bend point.

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Timothy M. Kennedy

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Jerrold L Nadler

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Gwen S Moore

Cosponsor · Democratic · WI

Greg Casar

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Judy Chu

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jahana Hayes

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

Laura Friedman

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Rashida Tlaib

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Rohit Khanna

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Julie Johnson

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Mary Gay Scanlon

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Betty McCollum

Cosponsor · Democratic · MN

Adelita S. Grijalva

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Gilbert Cisneros

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Ilhan Omar

Cosponsor · Other · MN

Janice D. Schakowsky

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Cosponsor · Democratic · DC

Stephen F. Lynch

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Christopher R. Deluzio

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Valerie P. Foushee

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

Troy A. Carter Sr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · LA

Andrea Salinas

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Delia Ramirez

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Analilia Mejia

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Steve Cohen

Cosponsor · Democratic · TN

Shri Thanedar

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Jill Naomi Tokuda

Cosponsor · Democratic · HI

Lois Frankel

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Valerie Hoyle

Sponsor · Democratic · OR

Angela Dawn Craig

Cosponsor · Democratic · MN

Mark Pocan

Cosponsor · Democratic · WI

Chellie Pingree

Cosponsor · Democratic · ME

Pramila Jayapal

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Maxine Waters

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

James P Mcgovern

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Melanie A. Stansbury

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Summer L. Lee

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Yassamin Ansari

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Alma S. Adams

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Social WelfareEmployment taxesFinancial services and investmentsIncome tax ratesRailroadsSelf-employedSocial security and elderly assistanceTransportation employeesGovernment trust fundsHigher educationCongressional oversightDisability assistanceElementary and secondary educationAccounting and auditingInflation and prices

Sources & text

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