# 114-hr-3377: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015

114-hr-3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3377
- Congress: 114
- Title: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 61
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit, including any lump-sum death payment, payable under OASDI on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of any individual. Wages shall be deemed to have been paid (according to a specified formula) during each month in which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative without monetary compensation for up to five years of such service. This bill is not applicable in the case of any monthly benefit or lump-sum death payment if a larger benefit or payment would be payable without its application.

## Cosponsors (61)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3377 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3377)

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