I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2855 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security 
benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of 
the Social Security program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2017 
Mr. LAWSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. 
ADAMS, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. LEE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COHEN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and 
Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance 
Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment 
and the long-term solvency of the Social Security pro-
gram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security for Fu-
ture Generations Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYROLL TAX ON WAGES AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT 
INCOME UP TO CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT 
BASE AND MORE THAN $250,000. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF WAGES ABOVE CONTRIBU-
TION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2017.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after ‘‘such cal-
endar year.’’ the following: ‘‘The preceding sen-
tence shall apply only to calendar years for 
which the contribution and benefit base (as so 
determined) is less than $250,000, and, for 
such calendar years, only to the extent remu-
neration paid to such employee by such em-
ployer with respect to employment does not ex-
ceed $250,000.’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Para-
graph (1) of section 3121(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘Act) to’’ and inserting ‘‘Act), or in excess of 
$250,000, to’’. 
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(2) AMENDMENT
TO
THE
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
ACT.—Section 209(a)(1)(I) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 409(a)(1)(I)) is amended by insert-
ing before the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘except that this subparagraph shall apply only to 
calendar years for which the contribution and ben-
efit base (as so determined) is less than $250,000, 
and, for such calendar years, only to the extent re-
muneration paid to such employee by such employer 
with respect to employment does not exceed 
$250,000’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to remu-
neration paid in calendar years after 2017. 
(b) DETERMINATION
OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN-
COME ABOVE CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 
2017.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) in the case of the tax imposed by section 
1401(a), an amount equal to— 
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‘‘(A) $250,000, reduced (but not below 
zero) by 
‘‘(B) the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the part of the net earnings from 
self-employment (if any) which is not in 
excess of— 
‘‘(I) the amount equal to the con-
tribution and benefit base (as deter-
mined under section 230 of the Social 
Security Act) which is effective for the 
calendar year in which such taxable 
year begins, minus 
‘‘(II) the amount of the wages 
paid to such individual during such 
taxable year, plus 
‘‘(ii) the amount of the wages paid to 
such individual during such taxable year 
which is in excess of the amount in clause 
(i)(I); or’’. 
(B) PHASEOUT.—Subsection (b) of section 
1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable 
years beginning in calendar years for which the 
contribution and benefit base (as determined 
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under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is 
less than $250,000.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
ACT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 211(b)(1) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(b)) is 
amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (I)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and before 
2017’’ after ‘‘1974’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) For any taxable year beginning in any 
calendar year after 2017, an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) $250,000, reduced (but not below 
zero) by 
‘‘(ii) the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the part of the net earnings 
from self-employment (if any) which is 
not in excess of— 
‘‘(aa) the amount equal to 
the contribution and benefit base 
(as determined under section 
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230) which is effective for the 
calendar year in which such tax-
able year begins, minus 
‘‘(bb) the amount of the 
wages paid to such individual 
during such taxable year, plus 
‘‘(II) the amount of the wages 
paid to such individual during such 
taxable year which is in excess of the 
amount in subclause (I)(aa); or’’. 
(B) PHASEOUT.—Section 211(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable 
years beginning in calendar years for which the 
contribution and benefit base (as determined 
under section 230) is less than $250,000.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to net earnings from 
self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, in 
calendar years after 2017. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $250,000 IN SOCIAL 
SECURITY BENEFIT FORMULA. 
(a) INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $250,000 IN DE-
TERMINATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNTS.—Sec-
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‘‘(i) the term ‘basic wages’ means that portion 
of the wages of an individual paid in a year that 
does not exceed the contribution and benefit base for 
the year; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘basic self-employment income’ 
means that portion of the self-employment income of 
an individual credited to a year that does not exceed 
an amount equal to the contribution and benefit 
base for the year minus the amount of the wages 
paid to the individual in the year; 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘excess wages’ means that por-
tion of the wages of an individual paid in a year 
after 2017 in excess of the higher of $250,000 or 
the contribution and benefit base for the year; and 
‘‘(iv) the term ‘excess self-employment income’ 
means that portion of the self-employment income of 
an individual credited to a year after 2017 in excess 
of the higher of $250,000 or such contribution and 
benefit base.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 215(e)(1) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(e)(1)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and before 2018’’ after ‘‘after 1974’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to individuals who ini-
tially become eligible (within the meaning of section 
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215(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act) for old-age or dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act, or who die (before becoming eligible for such ben-
efits), in any calendar year after 2017. 
SEC. 4. COMPUTATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers 
(CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO PRE-1979 LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act as in effect in December 1978, and 
as applied in certain cases under the provisions of 
such Act as in effect after December 1978, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers 
(CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Section 215(i)(4) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is 
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amended by inserting ‘‘and by section 4 of the Social 
Security for Future Generations Act of 2017’’ after 
‘‘1986’’. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON ADJUSTMENTS UNDER OTHER 
LAWS.—Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) Any provision of law (other than in this title, 
title VIII, or title XVI) which provides for adjustment of 
an amount based on a change in benefit amounts resulting 
from a determination made under this subsection shall be 
applied and administered without regard to the amend-
ments made by section 4 of the Social Security for Future 
Generations Act of 2017.’’. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 
ELDERLY CONSUMERS.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the 
index authorized by section 191 of the Older Americans 
Amendments Act of 1987 (29 U.S.C. 2 note) for each cal-
endar month, beginning with July of the calendar year fol-
lowing the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and 
such index shall be known as the ‘‘Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made with re-
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spect to cost-of-living computation quarters (as defined in 
section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)(1)(B))) ending on or after September 30 of the sec-
ond calendar year following the calendar year in which this 
Act is enacted. 
SEC. 5. EXTENDED BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN 
WHO ARE FULL-TIME STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(E), (1)(F)(i), 
(1)(G)(ii), (6)(A), (6)(D), (6)(E)(i), (7)(A), (7)(B), 
and (7)(D), by striking ‘‘full-time elementary or sec-
ondary school student’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘full-time student’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(F)(ii), (1)(G)(iii), 
(6)(A), (6)(D), (6)(E)(ii), and (7)(D), by striking 
‘‘19’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘23’’; 
(3) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of para-
graph (7), by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary 
school’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational institution’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘schools 
involved’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions involved’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7), by amending subpara-
graph (C) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(C) For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘educational institution’ means— 
‘‘(i) a school which provides elemen-
tary or secondary education as determined 
under the law of the State or other juris-
diction in which it is located; and 
‘‘(ii) an institution described in sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘diploma 
or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as 
defined in subparagraph (C)(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘di-
ploma, degree, or equivalent certificate from an in-
stitution described in subparagraph (C)(ii)’’. 
(b) RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(d) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 232(2)(d)) is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (iii) of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘will be less than nineteen years of age 
and a full-time elementary or secondary school 
student’’ and inserting ‘‘will be less than 23 
years of age and a full-time student at an edu-
cational institution (as defined in section 
202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act)’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘elementary or sec-
ondary school’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘educational institution’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘nineteen’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘23’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘a diploma or equiva-
lent certificate from a secondary school (as 
defined in section 202(d)(7)(c)(i) of the 
Social Security Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘a di-
ploma, degree, or equivalent certificate 
from an institution described in section 
202(d)(7)(C)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5(c)(7) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 
U.S.C. 235(c)(7)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary 
school’’ and inserting ‘‘educational institution’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to child’s insurance benefits that 
are payable for months beginning after December 31, 
2017. 
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SEC. 6. INCREASE IN MINIMUM BENEFIT FOR LIFETIME 
LOW EARNERS BASED ON YEARS IN THE 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) Effective with respect to the benefits of indi-
viduals who become eligible for old-age insurance benefits 
or disability insurance benefits (or die before becoming so 
eligible) after 2017, no primary insurance amount com-
puted under subparagraph (A) may be less than the great-
er of— 
‘‘(I) the minimum monthly amount computed 
under subparagraph (C); or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an individual who has more 
than 10 years of work (as defined in clause (iv)(I)), 
the alternative minimum amount determined under 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii)(I) The alternative minimum amount determined 
under this clause is the applicable percentage of 1⁄12 of 
the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for 
the year in which the amount is determined. 
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‘‘(bb) the national average wage index (as 
so defined) for 2016. 
‘‘(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘year of work’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, a year to which 4 quarters of 
coverage have been credited based on such individ-
ual’s wages and self-employment income; and 
‘‘(II) the term ‘poverty guideline for 2017’ 
means the annual poverty guideline for 2017 (as up-
dated annually in the Federal Register by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services under the 
authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single 
individual.’’. 
(b) 
RECOMPUTATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall recompute primary insurance 
amounts originally computed for months prior to Novem-
ber 2017 to the extent necessary to carry out the amend-
ments made by this section. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(k)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘215(a)(1)(E),’’ after ‘‘215(a)(1)(D),’’. 
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SEC. 7. ALTERNATE BENEFIT AMOUNT FOR WIDOW’S AND 
WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS. 
(a) WIDOWS.—Section 202(e) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(E) in the flush matter following subpara-
graph (E)(ii), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘becomes entitled to an old-age insurance ben-
efit’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such de-
ceased individual,’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) in paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection 
(k)(5), subsection (q), and subparagraph (D) of this 
paragraph, such widow’s insurance benefit for each 
month shall be equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the primary insurance amount (as de-
termined for purposes of this subsection after 
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application of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of 
such deceased individual; or 
‘‘(ii) subject to paragraph (9), in the case 
of a fully insured widow or surviving divorced 
wife, 75 percent of the sum of any old-age or 
disability insurance benefit for which the widow 
or the surviving divorced wife is entitled for 
such month and the primary insurance amount 
(as determined for purposes of this subsection 
after application of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) 
of such deceased individual.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(E)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(E)(i)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the 
amount determined under such paragraph shall not 
exceed the primary insurance amount for such 
month of a hypothetical individual— 
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‘‘(A) who became entitled to old-age insur-
ance benefits upon attaining early retirement 
age during the month in which the deceased in-
dividual referred to in paragraph (1) became 
entitled to old-age or disability insurance bene-
fits, or died (before becoming entitled to such 
benefits); and 
‘‘(B) to whom wages and self-employment 
income were credited in each of such hypo-
thetical individual’s elapsed years (within the 
meaning of section 215(b)(2)(B)(iii)) in an 
amount equal to the national average wage 
index (as described in section 209(k)(1)) for 
each such year.’’. 
(b) WIDOWERS.—Section 202(f) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
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(E) in the flush matter following subpara-
graph (E)(ii), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘becomes entitled to an old-age insurance ben-
efit’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such de-
ceased individual,’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) in paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection 
(k)(5), subsection (q), and subparagraph (D) of this 
paragraph, such widower’s insurance benefit for 
each month shall be equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the primary insurance amount (as de-
termined for purposes of this subsection after 
application of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of 
such deceased individual; or 
‘‘(ii) subject to paragraph (9), in the case 
of a fully insured widower or surviving divorced 
husband, 75 percent of the sum of any old-age 
or disability insurance benefit for which the 
widower or the surviving divorced husband is 
entitled for such month and the primary insur-
ance amount (as determined for purposes of 
this subsection after application of subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)) of such deceased indi-
vidual.’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(E)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(E)(i)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
paragraph (2)(A), in the case of a surviving divorced 
husband, the amount determined under either such 
clause (and, for purposes of clause (ii) of paragraph 
(2)(A), as determined after application of paragraph 
(10)) shall be equal to the applicable percentage (as 
determined under section 202(c)(2)(B)) of such 
amount (as determined before application of this 
paragraph but after application of subsection 
(k)(3)). 
‘‘(10) For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the 
amount determined under such paragraph shall not 
exceed the primary insurance amount for such 
month of a hypothetical individual— 
‘‘(A) who became entitled to old-age insur-
ance benefits upon attaining early retirement 
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