H.R. 4121: Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-30 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-30 · 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 Health. 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 2019

Plain summary

Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2019 This bill increases specified benefits and taxes related to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and otherwise modifies the program. Changes to benefits include increasing the primary insurance amount for certain beneficiaries; revising the method for calculating cost-of-living adjustments by using a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers; extending benefits through age 22 to full-time students who are eligible children of deceased, disabled, or retired workers; establishing a new minimum benefit for certain lifetime low-earners; and establishing an alternative benefit based on combined household benefits for widows or widowers in two-income households. Changes to taxes include subjecting earnings in excess of $250,000 to Social Security taxes. No taxes shall be applied to earnings between the contribution base (the maximum amount subject to the Social Security payroll tax, set at $137,700 for 2020) and $250,000. In addition, the bill preserves eligibility for Supplemental Security Income payments and other means-tested programs by limiting the amount of OASDI payments considered in eligibility determinations.

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Official text

Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Bill: 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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4121.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4121 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116