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Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

Senate

Prohibit Social Security payments to billionaires under the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

Latest action: Wed Sep 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act

House

Modify Social Security survivor benefits to make them more equitable for eligible survivors

Latest action: Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

No Crypto in Social Security Act

Senate

Prohibit Social Security payments from being made in cryptocurrency under the No Crypto in Social Security Act

Latest action: Thu Mar 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act

Senate

Improve Social Security survivor benefits equity by proposing changes to survivor benefit rules under the program

Latest action: Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act

Senate

Expand Social Security inflation relief by increasing benefits during an economic emergency tied to high prices

Latest action: Thu Oct 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Senate

Eliminates Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare waiting periods for people with metastatic breast cancer

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

Senate

Increase Social Security benefits and cost of living adjustments for seniors through changes to federal retirement payments

Latest action: Mon Oct 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2026

Senate

Expedites Social Security disability insurance payments for terminally ill individuals by eliminating the five-month waiting period

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that not more than 10 percent of a monthly benefit may be withheld on account of overpayments.

House

Limit Social Security overpayment recovery by capping monthly benefit withholding at 10 percent under title II

Latest action: Thu Apr 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

Senate

Prohibits Social Security from recovering certain overpayments discovered 10 or more years after the agency's error, including by reducing future benefits

Latest action: Thu Mar 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act

House

Increase Social Security benefits through emergency inflation relief for beneficiaries

Latest action: Tue Dec 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Strengthening Social Security Act of 2026

House

Strengthens Social Security in 2026 through changes within the jurisdictions of Ways and Means and Education and Workforce

Latest action: Thu Jun 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Senate

Reauthorizes Social Security disability insurance demonstration projects through 2031 while adding protections for participant income and stricter congressional notice requirements

Latest action: Mon Jul 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2025

House

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

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

House

Increase Social Security benefits and cost of living adjustments for seniors through changes within Ways and Means jurisdiction

Latest action: Tue Oct 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026

House

Establishes a Social Security caregiver credit for qualifying periods of unpaid family caregiving

Latest action: Thu Apr 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes a Social Security caregiver credit to recognize unpaid caregiving in benefit calculations

Latest action: Mon Apr 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

Senate

Require the Social Security Administration to send regular statements to Social Security beneficiaries

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Fair Social Security for Domestic Violence Survivors Act

House

Establishes fairer Social Security treatment for domestic violence survivors through changes to benefit eligibility and administration

Latest action: Mon Oct 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Overpayment Relief Act

House

Prohibits the Social Security Administration from recovering certain Social Security and SSI overpayments discovered 10 or more years after the agency made the error

Latest action: Fri Mar 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

Senate

Eliminates the Social Security taxable earnings cap over time and revises benefit and cost of living calculations for older beneficiaries

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act

House

Temporarily prohibits Social Security Administration office closures or access reductions and requires strict notice hearing and reporting steps before future changes to field offices and stations

Latest action: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

House

Eliminates the Social Security payroll tax cap over time and changes benefit and cost of living calculations, including protections for Medicaid and SSI eligibility

Latest action: Tue Aug 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Hands Off Our Social Security Act

House

Prohibits interference with Social Security administration or benefits under the Hands Off Our Social Security Act

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Access Act

House

Expand access to Social Security by improving how eligible people can obtain benefits and services under the program

Latest action: Tue Jun 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Data Transparency Act

House

Establishes transparency requirements for Social Security data through reporting or disclosure measures

Latest action: Tue Dec 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

House

Eliminates waiting periods for Social Security disability benefits and Medicare coverage for people with metastatic breast cancer

Latest action: Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Customer Service Act

House

Establishes customer service requirements for Social Security administration and claimant assistance

Latest action: Thu Apr 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

GUARD Act

House

Appropriates FY2026 funds for Social Security Administration administrative expenses and keeps SSA operations running during any lapse in appropriations, including responses to congressional offices

Latest action: Fri Oct 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2025

House

Establishes locality-based adjustments to Social Security benefits under the Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Social Security Guarantee Act of 2025

House

Require Treasury certificates guaranteeing full Social Security monthly benefits and at least annual cost-of-living increases, backed by mandatory funding for those benefits

Latest action: Tue Nov 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act

House

Establishes changes to restore and strengthen Social Security through a measure titled the Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act

Latest action: Thu Nov 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reliable Social Security Service for Seniors Act

House

Establishes a measure to improve reliability of Social Security services for seniors

Latest action: Fri Oct 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Social Security should be preserved and protected for current beneficiaries, and for future generations to come.

House

Expresses the House's view that Social Security should be preserved and protected for current and future beneficiaries

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2026

Senate

Expand older workers’ ability to keep Social Security benefits while earning wages by changing retirement earnings limits

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Addressing SILO Act of 2026

Senate

Authorize grants and training under the Social Security Act to help aging and community organizations reduce social isolation among older adults and adults with disabilities

Latest action: Wed Jun 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 17, 2026.

House

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 17, 2026

Latest action: Mon Mar 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 18, 2025.

House

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 18, 2025

Latest action: Mon Mar 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act

Senate

Authorize immediate access to terminal illness benefits under Social Security for people with terminal illnesses

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2026

House

Establishes a bipartisan commission to examine Social Security and develop recommendations on the program’s future

Latest action: Mon Jun 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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