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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to means-test certain child's insurance benefits.
Summary
This bill amends the Social Security Act to impose means-testing on child's insurance benefits for certain beneficiaries. Specifically, a child aged 18 or older who is a full-time elementary or secondary school student would become ineligible for child's insurance benefits if those benefits are based on the earnings of a parent or worker who is age 67 or older, receives old-age or disability insurance benefits, and has annual earnings exceeding $125,000. The amendment applies to benefits paid for any month beginning after the bill's enactment. This change creates an income threshold above which high-earning workers aged 67 and older would not be able to provide dependent child's benefits to their school-attending children aged 18 and older.
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- Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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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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