HR. 3517In Committee
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2025
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Increase Social Security benefits while expanding payroll taxes by phasing out the taxable maximum and revising benefit rules for low earners, long-term beneficiaries, and certain students
Key points
- Modify Social Security benefit formulas
- Repeal taxable maximum earnings cap
- Increase Social Security payroll taxes
- Extend student child benefits
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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