House bill · H.R. 5284 (119th Congress)
Claiming Age Clarity Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Lloyd Smucker (U.S. Representative, PA-11, Republican)
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Summary
Claiming Age Clarity Act This bill changes certain terms that are used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to describe the ages at which a worker may claim Social Security retirement benefits. First, the SSA must use minimum monthly benefit age instead of early eligibility age . This refers to the earliest age (62 under current law) at which a worker may claim benefits. (Currently, the benefit amount of a worker who claims benefits early is reduced to account for the longer period during which the worker is expected to receive benefits.) Second, the SSA must use standard monthly benefit age instead of full retirement age and normal retirement age . These terms refer to the age at which a worker may claim benefits without a reduction in the benefit amount. (Currently, this age ranges from 65 to 67, depending on the worker's year of birth.) Finally, the SSA must use the term maximum monthly benefit age for any reference to age 70 as the maximum age at which a worker may receive delayed retirement credits. The SSA may not use the term delayed retirement credit. These terms refer to the mechanism that increases the benefit amount of a worker who delays claiming benefits after reaching the full retirement age. (Currently, a worker receives a credit for each month between the full retirement age and age 70 that the worker delays claiming benefits. Each credit increases the benefit amount that the worker will receive after claiming benefits by a specified percentage.)
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Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
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- In committee
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- Passed one chamber
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- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Ways and Means · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to Senate Committee on Finance · U.S. Senate.
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Cosponsors
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Full history
- Oct 14, 2026
Message on Senate Action Sent to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
U.S. Senate
- Sep 29, 2026
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
U.S. Senate
- Sep 29, 2026
In committee
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
U.S. Senate
- Sep 29, 2026
Senate Committee on Finance Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
U.S. Senate
- Dec 2, 2025
Sent to the executive
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
U.S. Senate
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- Dec 2, 2025
In committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
U.S. House
- Dec 1, 2025
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H4937-4938)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
- Dec 1, 2025
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H4937-4938)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
- Dec 1, 2025
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H4937-4938)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
- Dec 1, 2025
Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 5284.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
U.S. House of Representatives
- Dec 1, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2025
Passed a chamber
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)
U.S. House of Representatives
- Oct 3, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
- Oct 3, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
- Oct 3, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
- Oct 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
- Oct 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
- Oct 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.
- Sep 17, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
- Sep 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
- Sep 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.
- Sep 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Sep 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Sep 10, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
U.S. House of Representatives
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