To direct the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a study relating to administrative costs.

Bill: 117-hr-8101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-06-16
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to study and report on ways to insure the solvency of the Social Security program while protecting current benefits.</p> <p>In its study, the SSA must address lowering administrative costs of the program and investigate means testing, flat benefits, and basing benefits on lifelong labor earnings.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2022 Mr. Cawthorn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To direct the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a study relating to administrative costs.

1. Study on administrative costs (a) In general The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct a study on ways to— (1) lower administration costs by at least 15 percent; (2) protect current benefits; (3) investigate means testing, flat benefits, and basing benefits pay outs on lifelong labor earnings; and (4) insure the solvency of the program. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit a report on the results of the study under subsection (a) to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.