# 119-hr-5284: Claiming Age Clarity Act

119-hr-5284, Claiming Age Clarity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5284
- Congress: 119
- Title: Claiming Age Clarity Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Renames key Social Security retirement-age terms to make claiming ages clearer.** The Act directs the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to replace "early eligibility age" with "minimum monthly benefit age", replace "full retirement age" and "normal retirement age" with "standard monthly benefit age", and discontinue "delayed retirement credit" while referring to age 70 as the "maximum monthly benefit age". The Commissioner must update all rules, guidance, and materials by the later of 12 months after enactment or January 1, 2027. These changes affect wording only and do not change eligibility, benefit calculations, or payments.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5284 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5284)

## Related
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5284 (as of 2026-10-17).