{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5284","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5284,"title":"Claiming Age Clarity Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001199","fullName":"Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]","party":"R","state":"PA","district":11}],"cosponsorsCount":9,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-02","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance."},"policyArea":"Social Welfare","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Aging","Social Security Administration","Social security and elderly assistance"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-02","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-01","text":"Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-330.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 1.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Claiming Age Clarity Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>First, the SSA must use <em>minimum monthly benefit age</em> instead of <em>early eligibility age</em>. 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.)</p><p>Second, the SSA must use <em>standard monthly benefit age </em>instead of <em>full retirement age</em> and <em>normal retirement age</em>. 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.)</p><p>Finally, the SSA must use the term <em>maximum monthly benefit age</em> 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 <em>delayed retirement credit. </em>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.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T18:56:36Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":697,"ts":"2026-04-15T07:50:30.957Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Claiming%20Age%20Clarity%20Act"}]}}