US Congress Senate Bill 2317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Credits certain individuals who provide at least 80 hours of care per month to dependent relatives without monetary compensation with up to five years of deemed wages (determined by a specified formula) for purposes of determining Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable. The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to support state programs that provide medical training to individuals who provide care to dependent relatives without monetary compensation.

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019

Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4126 (Related) 2019-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2317/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2317/BILLS-116s2317is.pdf