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Social Security Reform Act of 2016
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Social Security Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: phase in (from 2023 to 2032) a new benefit formula for retired and disabled worker beneficiaries becoming eligible in 2023 and later; repeal the windfall elimination provision; raise the full retirement age; extend the maximum age for entitlement to delayed retirement credit; limit eligibility for the cost-of-living adjustment and tie increases in benefits to the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; cap the nonworking spouse benefit and the child's benefit; lower the age requirement in or after 2019 for school attendance by child beneficiaries; provide a new minimum benefit for workers with more than 10 years of covered earnings; repeal the retirement earnings test; provide an option to split the delayed retirement credit to offer a lump sum benefit at initial entitlement for workers attaining age 62 in 2023 and later; increase after 2022 the monthly benefit of beneficiaries who have been eligible for at least 20 years; eliminate the seven year limitation on widow's and widower's benefits for disabled surviving spouses and the requirement that such spouses attain age 50 to be eligible for benefits; and waive the two-year duration of the divorce requirement for benefit eligibility in cases of remarriage to someone other than the claimant before the two-year period has elapsed. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to phaseout and eliminate after 2053 the tax that is credited to the Old Age, Survivors, Insurance (OASI) and Disability Income (DI) Trust Funds.
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H.R. 2317, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - Discussed bill. S. 3040, H.R. 5926, H.R. 5325, H.R. 2028, Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, FY 2017 Discussed potential hostile riders concerning DOL fiduciary duty rules with House and Senate Appropriations Committee staff. Discussed SSA FY 2017 and FY 2018 funding levels (SSA, OMB). Discussed Social Security, SSDI, retirement savings issues, multiemployer pension issues, fiduciary duty issues and retirement fees (House, Senate). Discussed multiemployer pension issues (WH, PBGC, Treasury, DOL). Discussed state sponsored non-ERISA plans (OMB). Discussed Take A Stand social security campaign. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act - Supported bill. H.R. 6489, Social Security Reform Act of 2016 - Discussed bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $2,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 711: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 ERISA Fiduciary duties Medicare: Part B Rx Drugs H.R. 5952: Strengthen Social Security Act DOL/EBSA Proposed rule on 5500 filing RX drug prices: HR 4207 Medicare FAIR drug pricing Act Budget reform: social security HR 6489: Social Security reform act of 2016 Social Security public trustee nominations Rewrite of congressional budget process Social Security public trustee nominations Social security and student loan debt Social Security cost of living for 2017 SSA Administrative funding HR 2582: Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015: Regulatory reform legislation possible CRA actions-General discussion of legislation
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. S. 2251, H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act: proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others; and H.R. 5342, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016: proposal to offer Social Security beneficiaries a one-time emergency benefit payment and adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H .R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 5952, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016. Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Social Security Expansion Support. H.Res. 393: proposal expressing support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the program's long term future. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 2721, H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015/2016: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform. H.R. 6489, Social Security Reform Act of 2016: proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H .R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposal to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: provisions disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary": resolution to disapprove and nullify a DOL rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice provided by financial advisors and brokers. The Older Americans Act. Public Law 114- 144, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: implementation of provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
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Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
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