Affirming the President's promise not to raise the Social Security and Medicare retirement age.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 657 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 657

Affirming the President's promise not to raise the Social Security and
                        Medicare retirement age.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 15, 2025

  Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Vargas, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Mr. Landsman)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION

Affirming the President's promise not to raise the Social Security and
                        Medicare retirement age.

Whereas, on July 8, 2024, President Donald J. Trump promised to oppose any
        changes to the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare;
Whereas Social Security and Medicare represent solemn commitments made to
        generations of American workers who paid into these systems with the
        promise that they would receive a secure retirement and access to
        healthcare in their later years;
Whereas nonpartisan data from the Congressional Budget Office and other
        independent research institutions demonstrate that raising the
        retirement age would reduce benefits for millions of Americans,
        particularly impacting those in physically demanding jobs and lower-
        income communities who experience shorter life expectancies;
Whereas the current full retirement age for Social Security has already
        increased from 65 to 67 for individuals born after 1960, placing an
        undue burden on seniors and near-retirees who cannot wait longer for
        their earned benefits;
Whereas, among Social Security beneficiaries age 65 and older, 39 percent of men
        and 44 percent of women receive 50 percent or more of their income from
        Social Security and therefore depend on access to this hard earned
        benefit;
Whereas more than 4,100,000 Americans will turn 65 each year through 2027, and
        many will rely on Medicare at the age of 65 to ensure access to life-
        saving healthcare treatments and preventive services, and raising the
        eligibility age would lead to higher out-of-pocket costs and reduced
        access to care; and
Whereas increasing the retirement age would amount to an effective benefit cut
        for current and future retirees, in direct contradiction to the promises
        made by elected leaders from both parties: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives
that--
            (1) the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare
        shall not be raised;
            (2) Congress must uphold the commitment made to America's
        seniors by preserving the current eligibility ages for Social
        Security and Medicare;
            (3) any proposals to reduce or delay access to earned
        retirement benefits shall be firmly rejected; and
            (4) they reaffirm their dedication to maintaining the
        Social Security and Medicare retirement ages, consistent with
        President Trump's stated commitment.
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