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S. 1504 · 119th CongressSocial Welfare

Claiming Age Clarity Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 29, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Cassidy, Bill R-LA · 14 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 6 Republicans, 1 independent
IntroducedApr 29, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 251 words.

Claiming Age Clarity Act This bill changes certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits. First, the SSA must use minimum monthly benefit age instead of early eligibility age . This refers to the earliest age (62 under current law) at which a worker may claim benefits. (Currently, the benefit amount of a worker who claims benefits early is reduced to account for the longer period during which the worker is expected to receive benefits.) Second, the SSA must use standard monthly benefit age instead of full retirement age and normal retirement age . These terms refer to the age at which a worker may claim benefits without a reduction in the benefit amount. (Currently, this age ranges from 65 to 67, depending on the worker's year of birth.) Finally, the SSA must use the term maximum monthly benefit age for any reference to age 70 as the maximum age at which a worker may receive delayed retirement credits. The SSA may not use the term delayed retirement credit. These terms refer to the mechanism that increases the benefit amount of a worker who delays claiming benefits after reaching the full retirement age. (Currently, a worker receives a credit for each month between the full retirement age and age 70 that the worker delays claiming benefits. Each credit increases the benefit amount that the worker will receive after claiming benefits by a specified percentage.)

Context
Committees
Senate Finance Committee
Policy area
Social Welfare: 12 of 1,043 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
Sponsor
8 of 422 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 130 words
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgingSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistance
Latest action
Apr 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]