Fair Raises for Seniors Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 22, 2014)
Fair Raises for Seniors Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) that indicates the average change over time in the prices paid by individuals in the United States who are age 62 and older for a market basket of consumer goods and services.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-E the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from wages for purposes of employment and self-employment taxes (under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act [FICA] for OASDI insurance): (1) any remuneration up to $250,000 of the amount of the contribution and benefit base, and (2) only so much of that remuneration that is less than $250,000.
Amends SSA title II to include 1% or $1,000 (whichever is less) of surplus average indexed monthly earnings in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.
What just happenedMay 22, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 22, 2014
- May 22, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- May 22, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate