Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act

This bill would let some workers in physically demanding jobs start collecting Social Security retirement benefits at age 60 instead of 62. A worker would qualify by earning points for each year they worked at least 8 months in such a job, needing 20 base points or 15 age-adjusted points, with older workers earning more adjusted points per year. The Social Security Commissioner, working with the Labor and Health and Human Services Secretaries, would publish a list of qualifying jobs within one year and update it every 3 years. The bill would also exempt these workers' benefits from a section of the law that adjusts benefit amounts based on claiming age, and would set a monthly earnings test limit of $833.33 for them for 2027. The changes would apply to benefits paid for months after 2026.

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Sponsors

• Haley M. Stevens Democrat sponsor
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