Bill113th Congress

S. 567

Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013

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Introduced
Mar 14, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Latest Action
Mar 14, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]

Democrat·IA
Bioguide ID: H000206
First Name: THOMAS
Middle Name: RICHARD
Last Name: HARKIN
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Cosponsors
1
Committees
2
Actions
0
Amendments
4
Related Bills
6
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
567
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 14, 2013
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Is Law
No
Mar 14, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Source: Senate

Mar 14, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Mar 14, 20130

Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013.

Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.

Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who have attained early retirement age for purposes of an old-age, wife's, or husband's insurance benefit.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals.

Finance Committee

Senate· Standing
AgingEmployment taxesInflation and pricesSelf-employedSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings

Introduced in Senate

Mar 14, 2013