[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1670 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1670

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
 legislation relating to raising the retirement age under title II of 
                        the Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2010

 Ms. Giffords (for herself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Childers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
 Richardson, Ms. Watson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hare, Ms. Shea-
 Porter, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Fudge, 
 Mr. Farr, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Critz, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Boren, Mr. Carson of 
  Indiana, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Halvorson, Ms. 
   Pingree of Maine, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. 
  Costello, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Schauer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Langevin, Mr. 
Boucher, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
  Mr. Peters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Foster, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
  Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Wu, Mr. Stark, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
 California, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Brady of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hodes, Ms. Lee of California, 
Ms. Sutton, and Mr. Cummings) submitted the following resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
 legislation relating to raising the retirement age under title II of 
                        the Social Security Act.

Whereas more than 53.4 million Americans receive Social Security old-age, 
        survivors, and disability insurance benefits, including 36.5 million 
        retirees and their spouses, 8.2 million disabled persons and their 
        spouses, 4.5 million surviving spouses of deceased workers, and 4.3 
        million dependent children;
Whereas the Social Security program is America's most successful and reliable 
        retirement program and it continues to serve Americans well;
Whereas seniors have put in a lifetime of hard work, helping to make our economy 
        grow and make our Nation great, and they deserve a dignified and secure 
        retirement;
Whereas Social Security benefits have already been cut by gradually increasing 
        the full retirement age from 65 for individuals who attained early 
        retirement age before the year 2000 to 67 for individuals who will 
        attain early retirement age in or after the year 2022;
Whereas the physical demands of a job differ from industry to industry and the 
        longevity of individuals' lives differs significantly, on average, 
        according to their level of income, education, and access to health 
        care;
Whereas 45 percent of workers age 58 and older are in jobs that are physically 
        demanding or have difficult working conditions;
Whereas, according to data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, in April 
        2010, the job market for Americans age 55 and older had never been 
        worse;
Whereas there has been a 17 percent increase in age discrimination cases since 
        2007 according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
Whereas Social Security benefits for retirees currently average a modest $14,000 
        a year, with the average for women receiving benefits being less than 
        $12,000 per year;
Whereas raising the full retirement age above 67 for future retirees would 
        reduce their benefits by 6 to 7 percent;
Whereas, according to the National Academy of Social Insurance, 45 percent of 
        women age 65 and older who live alone are below 150 percent of the 
        Federal poverty level; and
Whereas the Social Security program, which has a $2.5 trillion surplus, is not a 
        cause of Federal budget deficits, and benefit cuts should not be 
        proposed as a solution to reduce Federal deficits: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the retirement age under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.) should not be raised.
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