Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act
This bill exempts from the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test (RET) certain benefits paid to surviving spouses and divorced spouses caring for the children of individuals who died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.
Specifically, under the bill, Social Security mother's and father's benefits payable to such surviving spouses and surviving divorced spouses are not subject to RET deductions. Currently, under the RET, benefits are reduced for beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age if they earn wages in excess of a specified annual limit.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7304 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7304
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish that benefits
paid to a parent caring for the child of an individual who died while
performing active duty as a member of the Armed Services are not
subject to deductions under the retirement earnings test.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2024
Mr. Waltz (for himself, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bacon,
Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish that benefits
paid to a parent caring for the child of an individual who died while
performing active duty as a member of the Armed Services are not
subject to deductions under the retirement earnings test.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting the Families of Our
Fallen Patriots Act''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM RETIREMENT EARNINGS TEST.
(a) In General.--Section 203(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 403(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) In any case in which an surviving spouse or surviving
divorced parent is entitled to a mother's or father's insurance benefit
under section 202(g) and such benefit is based on the wages and self-
employment income of a deceased individual who died while performing
active duty as a member of the Armed Forces, the benefit to which such
surviving spouse or surviving divorced parent is entitled on the basis
of the wages and self-employment income of such deceased individual
shall not be subject to deductions under this subsection.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to benefits payable for months that begin on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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