Senate Sends Social Security Age-Clarity Bill to President, Renaming Key Terms for Ages 62, 67 and 70
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Updated · smucker.house.gov · Sep 30
Senate Sends Social Security Age-Clarity Bill to President, Renaming Key Terms for Ages 62, 67 and 70
3 articles · Updated · smucker.house.gov · Sep 30
Summary
H.R. 5284 cleared the Senate and now goes to the president after previously passing the House, moving a bipartisan Social Security disclosure bill to the brink of becoming law.
The measure rewrites SSA terminology so claiming choices are clearer: age 62 would be labeled “Minimum Benefit Age,” ages 66 or 67 “Standard Benefit Age,” and age 70 “Maximum Benefit Age.”
That change is meant to show more plainly that claiming earlier permanently lowers monthly checks, while delaying benefits can raise them by as much as 24% above the standard benefit.
Reps. Lloyd Smucker and Don Beyer led the House bill, with Senate companions from Bill Cassidy, Chris Coons, Susan Collins and Tim Kaine; AARP, Bipartisan Policy Center Action and AMAC Action backed it.