United States · Bill · S
S. 1955 (117th)
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2021
Introduced
28 May 2021
Last action
28 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Christopher Murphy, Tina Smith, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tammy Duckworth, Chris Van Hollen
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2021 This bill credits certain individuals who provide at least 80 hours of care per month to dependent relatives without monetary compensation with up to five years of deemed wages (determined by a specified formula) for purposes of determining their Social Security benefit amounts. However, if an individual is otherwise entitled to a larger benefit amount, this provision shall not apply.
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Timeline
28 May 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
28 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 May 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 May 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 May 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 28 May 2021
Sponsors
- Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2023
- related to ← Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1955
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1955
- us · 117-s-1955 · source updated 21 January 2026