H.R. 2855: Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017
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H.R. 2855: Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-08 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017
Plain summary
Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act (SSAct) to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base ($127,200 in 2017) and to remuneration in excess of $250,000 beginning in calender years after 2017. Title II (Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance [OASDI]) of the SSAct is amended to: (1) include 2% of an individual's excess average indexed monthly earnings (over $250,000 per annum) in the formula for determining primary insurance amounts; (2) revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E); (3) provide extended benefit eligibility for children of disabled, retired, or deceased workers who are full-time students; (4) increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low-wage workers; and (5) provide an alternate benefit amount for widow's and widower's insurance benefits. The bill preserves eligibility for supplemental security income payments, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by limiting the amount of OASDI payments considered in eligibility determinations.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · 19 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
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- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2855.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2855 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115