HR 5284 ยท Claiming Age Clarity Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced
- Sep 10, 2025
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA-11]
- Policy area
- Social Welfare
- Cosponsors
- 9
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.)
Recent actions
- Dec 2, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Dec 1, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4937)
- Dec 1, 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)
- Dec 1, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5284.
- Dec 1, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4937-4938)
- Dec 1, 2025 Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 3, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.