IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1670 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to legisla-
tion relating to raising the retirement age under title II of the Social 
Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
RICHARDSON, Ms. WATSON, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HARE, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. RA-
HALL, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. FARR, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Mr. BOREN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 
MAFFEI, Mrs. HALVORSON, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. ARCURI, Ms. 
KILROY, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. 
SCHAUER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. NADLER 
of New York, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. PETERS, 
Mr. OLVER, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. WU, Mr. STARK, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. ROTH-
MAN of New Jersey, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. HODES, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. CUMMINGS) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to legislation relating to raising the retirement 
age under title II of the Social Security Act. 
Whereas more than 53.4 million Americans receive Social Se-
curity old-age, survivors, and disability insurance bene-
fits, including 36.5 million retirees and their spouses, 8.2 
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million disabled persons and their spouses, 4.5 million 
surviving spouses of deceased workers, and 4.3 million 
dependent children; 
Whereas the Social Security program is America’s most suc-
cessful and reliable retirement program and it continues 
to serve Americans well; 
Whereas seniors have put in a lifetime of hard work, helping 
to make our economy grow and make our Nation great, 
and they deserve a dignified and secure retirement; 
Whereas Social Security benefits have already been cut by 
gradually increasing the full retirement age from 65 for 
individuals who attained early retirement age before the 
year 2000 to 67 for individuals who will attain early re-
tirement age in or after the year 2022; 
Whereas the physical demands of a job differ from industry 
to industry and the longevity of individuals’ lives differs 
significantly, on average, according to their level of in-
come, education, and access to health care; 
Whereas 45 percent of workers age 58 and older are in jobs 
that are physically demanding or have difficult working 
conditions; 
Whereas, according to data from the Bureau of Labor and 
Statistics, in April 2010, the job market for Americans 
age 55 and older had never been worse; 
Whereas there has been a 17 percent increase in age dis-
crimination cases since 2007 according to the Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity Commission; 
Whereas Social Security benefits for retirees currently aver-
age a modest $14,000 a year, with the average for 
women receiving benefits being less than $12,000 per 
year; 
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Whereas raising the full retirement age above 67 for future 
retirees would reduce their benefits by 6 to 7 percent; 
Whereas, according to the National Academy of Social Insur-
ance, 45 percent of women age 65 and older who live 
alone are below 150 percent of the Federal poverty level; 
and 
Whereas the Social Security program, which has a $2.5 tril-
lion surplus, is not a cause of Federal budget deficits, 
and benefit cuts should not be proposed as a solution to 
reduce Federal deficits: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the retirement age under title II of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) should not 
be raised. 
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