Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act

Bill: 118-hr-7304
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2024-02-07
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act</strong></p><p>This bill exempts from the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test (RET) certain benefits paid to surviving spouses and divorced spouses caring for the children of individuals who died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, under the bill, Social Security mother's and father's benefits payable to such surviving spouses and surviving divorced spouses are not subject to RET deductions. Currently, under the RET, benefits are reduced for beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age if they earn wages in excess of a specified annual limit.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7304 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2024 Mr. Waltz (for himself, Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , and Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish that benefits paid to a parent caring for the child of an individual who died while performing active duty as a member of the Armed Services are not subject to deductions under the retirement earnings test.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots Act . 2. Exemption from retirement earnings test (a) In general Section 203(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 403(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) In any case in which an surviving spouse or surviving divorced parent is entitled to a mother’s or father’s insurance benefit under section 202(g) and such benefit is based on the wages and self-employment income of a deceased individual who died while performing active duty as a member of the Armed Forces, the benefit to which such surviving spouse or surviving divorced parent is entitled on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such deceased individual shall not be subject to deductions under this subsection. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months that begin on or after the date of enactment of this Act.