HR 5284
· 119th Congress
· Social Welfare
Claiming Age Clarity Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Dec 02, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee
Dec 01, 2025
floor
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 01, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
Dec 01, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
Dec 01, 2025
passed
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)
Dec 01, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
Dec 01, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 03, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
Ways and Means Committee
Oct 03, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
Sep 17, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ways and Means Committee
Sep 17, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
Ways and Means Committee
Sep 10, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee
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Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
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.)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 5284 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
+[H.R. 5284 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5284
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-_______________________________________________________________________
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-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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-December 2, 2025
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-Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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Attest:
-KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
+Clerk.
+119th CONGRESS
-Clerk.
+1st Session
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+H. R. 5284
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+_______________________________________________________________________
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+AN ACT
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+To require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the
+social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or
+other materials of the Administration.
Cosponsors (9)
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