3.0.0 4986 2023-01-11T13:43:49Z 2023-01-11T13:43:49Z Senate S 2020-12-09 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-09T21:19:09Z Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act 116 6356 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Related bill CRS Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act 116 7499 HR 2020-07-09 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2020-12-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7328) IntroReferral 2020-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-12-11 False Social Welfare Appropriations Child health Disability assistance Elementary and secondary education Family relationships Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Higher education Hospital care Medicaid Medicare Poverty and welfare assistance Social security and elderly assistance Wages and earnings Social Welfare 00 2020-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-09T23:25:37Z Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act

This bill expands the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program, temporarily expands the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and otherwise modifies these programs.

Specifically, the bill revises OASDI benefits by (1) modifying funding formulas, (2) extending eligibility for certain benefits, and (3) increasing income thresholds used to determine the percentage of benefits subject to federal income tax.

Changes to OASDI funding formulas include (1) increasing the primary insurance amount, (2) establishing new methods to calculate benefits for individuals with lifetime low earnings and for widows and widowers, and (3) modifiying application of the national average wage index to prevent certain reductions to benefits.

In addition, children of a deceased, disabled, or retired worker remain eligible for OASDI benefits through age 22 if they are full-time students. Under current law, they receive benefits through age 18.

The bill also extends dependent child benefits under the OASDI program to specified family members other than grandparents or step-grandparents, including in cases where a court grants custody of the dependent child to an eligible family member. To receive benefits under current law, either both parents must be disabled or deceased or a grandparent or step-grandparent must legally adopt the dependent child.

The bill also temporarily increases income and resource limits for the SSI program, thereby temporarily expanding eligibility. This program helps aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet their basic needs.]]>

Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act Display Title Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent an unintended drop in Social Security benefits due to COVID-19 and the application of the National Average Wage Index, and improve Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits on an emergency basis. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4986is/xml/BILLS-116s4986is.xml 2020-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7328) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.