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Claiming Age Clarity Act

H.R. 5284, 119th Congress

Status
Passed one chamber
Introduced
09/10/2025
Cosponsors
9
Latest action
10/14/2026

About this bill

Official title
Claiming Age Clarity Act
Sponsor
Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
Introduced in
House
Policy area
Social Welfare
Committees
Finance Committee, Ways and Means Committee
Latest action
Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Full text and history on Congress.gov

Summary

Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (09/10/2025)

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.)

Actions

Newest first

  1. 10/14/2026 · Senate

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. 09/29/2026 · Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)

  3. 09/29/2026

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5184)

  4. 09/29/2026 · Senate

    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  5. 12/02/2025 · Senate

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

  6. 12/01/2025 · House

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

  7. 12/01/2025 · House

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

  8. 12/01/2025

    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)

  9. 12/01/2025 · House

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

  10. 12/01/2025 · House

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

  11. 12/01/2025 · House

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

  12. 10/03/2025 · House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.

  13. 10/03/2025 · House

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

  14. 09/17/2025 · House

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

  15. 09/17/2025 · House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  16. 09/10/2025 · House

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  17. 09/10/2025

    Introduced in House

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Aging, Social Security Administration, Social security and elderly assistance.

Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 10/14/2026