Bill > HR3517

This bill, titled the "Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2025," proposes several significant reforms to the Social Security system. First, it establishes an increased special minimum benefit for lifetime low earners, which adjusts the primary insurance amount based on the number of years worked, with a sliding scale percentage ranging from 36.7% to 100% for individuals with 30 or more years of work. Second, the bill creates a long-term eligibility benefit increase for qualified beneficiaries who have been receiving benefits for at least 16 years, with incremental percentage increases up to 100% after 20 or more years. Third, it extends child benefits for full-time post-secondary school students up to age 26, expanding the current age limit. The bill also modifies the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base, gradually reducing the taxable percentage from 90% in 2026 to 0% after 2035. Additionally, it introduces a new bend point for calculating benefits for earnings above the contribution and benefit base, increases employment tax rates incrementally, and ensures that these benefit increases do not count as income for means-tested federal, state, or local assistance programs. These changes aim to provide more comprehensive and flexible Social Security benefits, particularly for low-income workers and students.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3517/all-info