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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to means-test certain child's insurance benefits.

Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (Jan 21, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Social Welfare
Legislative subjects (2)
Disability assistanceSocial security and elderly assistance

Summary
  • Amends the Social Security Act to add a means test for child's insurance benefits based on parental earnings.
  • Restricts eligibility for child's insurance benefits for children aged 18 or older who are full-time school students if their parent or guardian is age 67 or older and earns more than $125,000 in a taxable year.
  • The means test applies to benefits paid for months beginning after the bill's enactment.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to H. Morgan Griffith’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • THE UROLOGY GROUP $8,500
  • PCCA $6,700
  • ULINE $6,600
  • BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP $6,600
  • ENIREP INC $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for H. Morgan Griffith → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
  2. Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 21, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2025

Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to means-test certain child’s insurance benefits.

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 “____ Act”.

SEC. 2. MEANS-TESTING CHILD’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.

(a) In General.—Section 202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(E) No child aged 18 years or older shall be considered a ‘full-time elementary or secondary school student’ for any month of a taxable year if being so considered would entitle such child to a benefit under this subsection on the basis of the wages and self- employment income of an individual who—

“(i) is entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits,

“(ii) is 67 years of age or older, and

“(iii) has more than $125,000 of earnings for such taxable year as computed under section 203(f)(5)(A).”.

(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this Act shall apply to with respect to benefits paid for any month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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