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HOUSE 5284119th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Claiming Age Clarity Act

Last Action
12/2/2025

Actions

  • 2025-12-02Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2025-12-01Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-12-01On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
  • 2025-12-01Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
  • 2025-12-01DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
  • 2025-12-01Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
  • 2025-12-01Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2025-10-03Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
  • 2025-10-03Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
  • 2025-10-03Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
  • 2025-09-17Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
  • 2025-09-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2025-09-10Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • 2025-09-10Introduced in House
  • 2025-09-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-09-10 (00)

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.)

Cosponsors (9)

  • Donald Beyer (D-VA)
  • Aaron Bean (R-FL)
  • Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
  • Ben Cline (R-VA)
  • Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
  • Blake Moore (R-UT)
  • Mike Kelly (R-PA)
  • Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
  • Mike Carey (R-OH)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Aging
  • Social Security Administration
  • Social security and elderly assistance
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