IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 657 
Affirming the President’s promise not to raise the Social Security and 
Medicare retirement age. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 15, 2025 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
VARGAS, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, and Mr. 
LANDSMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 
RESOLUTION 
Affirming the President’s promise not to raise the Social 
Security and Medicare retirement age. 
Whereas, on July 8, 2024, President Donald J. Trump prom-
ised to oppose any changes to the retirement age for So-
cial Security and Medicare; 
Whereas Social Security and Medicare represent solemn com-
mitments made to generations of American workers who 
paid into these systems with the promise that they would 
receive a secure retirement and access to healthcare in 
their later years; 
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•HRES 657 IH 
Whereas nonpartisan data from the Congressional Budget 
Office and other independent research institutions dem-
onstrate that raising the retirement age would reduce 
benefits for millions of Americans, particularly impacting 
those in physically demanding jobs and lower-income 
communities who experience shorter life expectancies; 
Whereas the current full retirement age for Social Security 
has already increased from 65 to 67 for individuals born 
after 1960, placing an undue burden on seniors and 
near-retirees who cannot wait longer for their earned 
benefits; 
Whereas, among Social Security beneficiaries age 65 and 
older, 39 percent of men and 44 percent of women re-
ceive 50 percent or more of their income from Social Se-
curity and therefore depend on access to this hard earned 
benefit; 
Whereas more than 4,100,000 Americans will turn 65 each 
year through 2027, and many will rely on Medicare at 
the age of 65 to ensure access to life-saving healthcare 
treatments and preventive services, and raising the eligi-
bility age would lead to higher out-of-pocket costs and re-
duced access to care; and 
Whereas increasing the retirement age would amount to an 
effective benefit cut for current and future retirees, in di-
rect contradiction to the promises made by elected lead-
ers from both parties: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the retirement age for Social Security and 
Medicare shall not be raised; 
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•HRES 657 IH 
(2) Congress must uphold the commitment 
made to America’s seniors by preserving the current 
eligibility ages for Social Security and Medicare; 
(3) any proposals to reduce or delay access to 
earned retirement benefits shall be firmly rejected; 
and 
(4) they reaffirm their dedication to maintain-
ing the Social Security and Medicare retirement 
ages, consistent with President Trump’s stated com-
mitment. 
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