[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3916 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3916
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to strengthen Social
Security for long career workers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2021
Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to strengthen Social
Security for long career workers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Social Security for
Long Career Workers Act''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY FOR LONG CAREER WORKERS.
(a) In General.--Section 215(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(a)(1)) (as amended by section 101) is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by
section 101) as subparagraph (F); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by
section 101) the following new subparagraph:
``(E)(i) In the case of an individual who initially becomes
eligible for old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who dies
(before becoming eligible for such benefits), in any calendar year
after 2027, the primary insurance amount computed under subparagraph
(A) with respect to the individual shall not be less than the greater
of--
``(I) the minimum amount computed under subparagraph (C),
or
``(II) except as provided in clause (iv), in the case of an
individual who has at least 10 years of work (as defined in
clause (iii)), the minimum amount determined under clause (ii).
``(ii)(I) The minimum amount determined under this clause is the
dollar amount equal to \1/12\ of the applicable percentage of the
national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the
second year prior to the year for which the amount is computed.
``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is
the percentage specified in connection with the number of years of
work, as set forth in the following table:
``If the number of years The applicable
of work is: percentage is:
11..................................................... 3
12..................................................... 6
13..................................................... 9
14..................................................... 12
15..................................................... 15
16..................................................... 16
17..................................................... 17
18..................................................... 18
19..................................................... 19
20..................................................... 25
21.....................................................25\2/3\
22.....................................................26\1/3\
23..................................................... 27
24.....................................................27\2/3\
25.....................................................28\1/3\
26..................................................... 29
27.....................................................29\2/3\
28.....................................................30\1/3\
29..................................................... 31
30.....................................................31\2/3\
31.....................................................32\1/3\
32..................................................... 33
33.....................................................33\2/3\
34.....................................................34\1/3\
35 or greater.......................................... 35.
``(iii)(I) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `year of
work' means, with respect to an individual, a year to which there is
credited wages and self-employment income earned or derived by such
individual in an amount equal to not less than, in the case of any such
year, $10,875, multiplied by the ratio that the national average wage
index (as defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second year prior to
such year bears to the national average wage index (as so defined) for
2022.
``(II) For purposes of applying the table in clause (ii) in the
case of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits under
section 223, the number of years of work of such individual shall be
deemed to be the product of 35 times the ratio of the actual number of
years of work of such individual to the number of such individual's
benefit computation years. Any such product which is not a multiple of
one shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of one.
``(III) In the case of a widow, surviving divorced wife, widower,
surviving divorced husband, or surviving divorced parent (hereinafter
in this subclause referred to as the `surviving beneficiary') of an
individual whose primary insurance amount is otherwise determined, but
for this subclause, under the preceding provisions of this subparagraph
(hereinafter in this subclause referred to as the `insured
individual'), for purposes of determining the widow's, widower's,
mother's, or father's insurance benefit of the surviving beneficiary
under subsection (e), (f), or (g) of section 202 on the basis of such
primary insurance amount, such primary insurance amount shall be deemed
to be equal to the primary insurance amount which would be determined
under this subparagraph (before application of this subclause) if the
number of years of work of the insured individual were equal to the
product of 35 times the ratio (not greater than one) of the actual
number of years of work of the surviving beneficiary to the number of
the benefit computation years of the insured individual. Any such
product which is not a multiple of one shall be rounded to the next
higher multiple of one.
``(iv) In the case of an individual who initially becomes eligible
for old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who dies (before
becoming eligible for such benefits), in any year during the 9-year
period beginning with 2028, the primary insurance amount computed under
subparagraph (A) with respect to the individual shall not be less than
the greater of--
``(I) the minimum amount computed under subparagraph (C),
or
``(II) the applicable phase-in percentage (specified for
such calendar year in the table set forth in clause (v)) of the
minimum amount determined under clause (ii).
``(v) The table set forth in this clause is as follows:
The applicable phase-in
``For the calendar year: percentage is:
2028................................................... 10
2029................................................... 20
2030................................................... 30
2031................................................... 40
2032................................................... 50
2033................................................... 60
2034................................................... 70
2035................................................... 80
2036................................................... 90.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 209(k)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
409(k)(1)) (as amended by section 101) is further amended by inserting
``215(a)(1)(F),'' after ``215(a)(1)(E),''.
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