H.R. 10608
Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act
Sponsor: Haley M. Stevens · 0 cosponsors
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This Act may be cited as the Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act.
(a) Old-Age insurance benefits. Section 202(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 62 the following: (or, in the case of such a fully insured individual who is a covered worker (as defined in section 216(m)), has attained age 60).
(b) Covered worker defined. Section 216 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(m) Covered worker
(1) The term covered worker means an individual who has earned—
(A) 20 or more base points earned as described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2); or
(B) 15 or more adjusted points as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2).
(2)
(A) An individual shall be eligible to earn points under subparagraph (B) and (C) for a calendar year if the individual works at a physically demanding job not less than 8 months in such calendar year.
(B) An eligible individual shall earn 1 base point for each calendar year under this subparagraph.
(C) The number of points earned as described under this subparagraph shall be determined as follows: If, on December 31 of a calendar year,The number of points the eligible individual is:earned is: Not less than 18 and not more than age 340.5 Not less than age 35 and not more than age 441 Not less than age 45 and not more than age 541.5 Not less than age 552
(D)
(i) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act, the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall publish, and update every 3 years thereafter, a list of occupations that are physically demanding jobs for the purposes of this subsection. Such list shall include each occupation that the Commissioner determines qualify as a physically demanding job, and the calendar years with respect to which such occupation qualifies as a physically demanding job. The Commissioner may not overturn or reverse any determination that an occupation qualifies as a physically demanding job with respect to a calendar year after publishing such determination.
(ii) For the purposes of clause (i), an occupation shall be determined to qualify as a physically demanding job if the occupation, as a condition of employment, imposes on an individual substantial physical demands that may be reasonably expected to diminish the ability of the individual to perform such occupation, or other occupations imposing substantial physical demands, at an advanced age.
(c) Inapplicability of early retirement reduction. Section 202(w) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (9) and inserting paragraphs (9) and (12); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(12) This subsection shall not apply with respect to the old-age benefit of an individual who is a covered worker (as defined in section 216(m)).
(d) Retirement earnings test. Section 203(f)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting subparagraphs (D) and (E); and
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting before or 1992 the following: , 2025 (with respect to individuals who are not described in subparagraph (D) and are described in subparagraph (F)),; and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F) and inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
(E) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection (except for subparagraph (D)), the exempt amount which is applicable to an individual who is a covered worker (as defined in section 216(m)) shall be for each month of any taxable year ending after 2026 and before 2028, $833.331/3.
(e) Effective date. The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to benefits paid for any month after 2026.