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HR 5284 · in committee · symbolic

Claiming Age Clarity Act

What this bill does

  • This bill changes the terminology Social Security uses to describe ages for claiming retirement benefits.
  • It affects workers and the Social Security Administration's public communications.
  • The bill renames terms immediately with no fiscal impact to the federal budget.

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  1. 01

    How would changing Social Security's age terminology affect workers' understanding of when they can claim retirement benefits?

  2. 02

    What specific language does this bill propose to replace current age-related terms, and why does the sponsor believe new terminology matters?

  3. 03

    Could clearer age terminology reduce confusion among workers planning retirement, or do you see potential downsides to renaming established Social Security benefit categories?

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Sponsor · R-PA-11

Lloyd Smucker

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Introduced 2025-12-02

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)

  4. 2025-12-01 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-10-03 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.

  9. 2025-10-03 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.

  10. 2025-10-03 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-09-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-09-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-09-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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