S. 692Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

A bill to require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Administration.

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The bill directs the Social Security Administration to update the language it uses in all its rules, regulations, guidance, and other materials by January 1, 2025. It requires replacing several existing terms with new ones to standardize how benefit ages are described. The changes affect how the agency communicates eligibility and benefit information to the public and its own staff.

Key Provisions

Replace the term “early eligibility age” with “minimum benefit age.”
Replace “full retirement age” and “normal retirement age” with “standard benefit age.”
Stop using the term “delayed retirement credit” and replace any reference to age 70 as the maximum age for delayed credits with the term “maximum benefit age.”

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

March 7, 2023

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Introduced in Senate

March 7, 2023

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

March 7, 2023

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 7, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 692

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 7, 2023

Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Administration.

Changes to social security terminology

Not later than January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that, in any rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Social Security Administration, whether online or in print—

(1)

the term early eligibility age is replaced with the term minimum benefit age;

(2)

the terms full retirement age and normal retirement age are replaced with the term standard benefit age; and

(3)

the term delayed retirement credit shall not be used and any reference to age 70 as the maximum age up to which delayed retirement credits can be received shall be replaced with the term maximum benefit age.