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HR-5284 119th Congress

Claiming Age Clarity Act

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. House
  4. Senate
  5. President
  6. Law

Official Summary

Claiming Age Clarity Act This bill changes certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits. First, the SSA must use minimum monthly benefit age instead of early eligibility age . This refers to the earliest age (62 under current law) at which a worker may claim benefits. (Currently, the benefit amount of a worker who claims benefits early is reduced to account for the longer period during which the worker is expected to receive benefits.) Second, the SSA must use standard monthly benefit age instead of full retirement age and normal retirement age . These terms refer to the age at which a worker may claim benefits without a reduction in the benefit amount. (Currently, this age ranges from 65 to 67, depending on the worker's year of birth.) Finally, the SSA must use the term maximum monthly benefit age for any reference to age 70 as the maximum age at which a worker may receive delayed retirement credits. The SSA may not use the term delayed retirement credit. These terms refer to the mechanism that increases the benefit amount of a worker who delays claiming benefits after reaching the full retirement age. (Currently, a worker receives a credit for each month between the full retirement age and age 70 that the worker delays claiming benefits. Each credit increases the benefit amount that the worker will receive after claiming benefits by a specified percentage.)

Actions

  1. Sep 29, 2026 · Senate
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
  2. Sep 29, 2026 · House
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
  3. Sep 29, 2026 · Senate
    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Sep 29, 2026 · House
    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  6. Dec 1, 2025 · House
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Dec 1, 2025 · House
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
  8. Dec 1, 2025 · House
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
  9. Dec 1, 2025 · House
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
  10. Dec 1, 2025 · House
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
  11. Dec 1, 2025 · House
    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Oct 3, 2025 · House
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
  13. Oct 3, 2025 · House
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
  14. Oct 3, 2025 · House
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
  15. Sep 17, 2025 · House
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
  16. Sep 17, 2025 · House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  17. Sep 10, 2025 · House
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  18. Sep 10, 2025 · House
    Introduced in House
  19. Sep 10, 2025 · House
    Introduced in House

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