A bill to ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Social Welfare, Government information and archives, Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:  <p>This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to mail paper copies of Social Security statements to each individual with a Social Security number at particular times and intervals.</p> <p>The SSA must mail the statements whenever an individual enters the workforce or starts a new job.</p> <p>In addition, the SSA must mail the statements periodically throughout an individual's life. From age 25 to 54, the SSA must mail the statements at least once every five years. From age 55 to 59, the SSA must mail the statements at least once every two years. After age 60, the SSA must mail the statements annually.</p> <p>An individual may opt out of receiving the paper statements.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 664 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 664

To ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements 
    from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements 
    from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. ENSURING BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE REGULAR SOCIAL SECURITY 
              STATEMENTS.

    Not later than January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Social Security 
shall ensure that--
            (1) individuals with social security account numbers are 
        mailed a paper social security statement whenever they enter 
        the workforce or start a new job;
            (2) a paper social security statement is mailed to each 
        individual with a social security account number not less 
        frequently than--
                    (A) once every 5 years beginning with the year in 
                which the individual achieves age 25;
                    (B) once every 2 years beginning with the year in 
                which the individual achieves age 55; and
                    (C) annually beginning with the year in which the 
                individual achieves age 60;
            (3) individuals with social security account numbers are 
        mailed paper social security statements regardless of whether 
        they have created an online ``my Social Security'' account with 
        the Social Security Administration; and
            (4) individuals are able to opt out from receiving paper 
        social security statements (including statements otherwise 
        required under this section).

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of 
Social Security for the Social Security Administration's Limitation on 
Administrative Expenses for each fiscal year beginning with 2024 such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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