# 114-hr-1984: FAIR Social Security Act

114-hr-1984, FAIR Social Security Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1984
- Congress: 114
- Title: FAIR Social Security Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2015-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act or the FAIR Social Security Act This bill repeals the cap on the amount of income ($118,500 in 2015) that is subject to the employment or self-employment tax for funding social security benefits. The bill also reallocates employment and self-employment tax revenues to increase Social Security Trust Fund solvency. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor must prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes in expenditures for consumption that are typical for individuals who are 62 years of age or older. This Index will be used to adjust benefit amounts under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and Medicare.

## Cosponsors (10)

- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-1984 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1984)

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- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
- [114-hr-3185: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3185)
- [114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2867)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1984 (as of 2025-11-18).