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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025
Safeguarding Social Security and Medicare Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and provide recommendations to Congress with respect to the effect of inflation and cost-of-living increases on Medicare and Social Security.
People & committees
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] · R–IA
Legislative record
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-13 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Safeguarding Social Security and Medicare Act would require a study of how inflation and rising living costs affect Medicare and Social Security’s retirement, survivor and disability insurance program. The Comptroller General would report to Congress within one year after enactment, including recommendations for legislation needed to improve the programs’ ability to provide full benefits.
This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Social Security and Medicare Act.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the following: (1) The effect of inflation and cost of living increases on Medicare and the Old-Age Survivor and Disability Insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). (2) Recommendations on any legislative actions necessary to improve the ability to provide full benefits under such programs.
The bill’s findings describe rising living costs and inflation as financial pressures, particularly for people receiving Social Security and Medicare. These statements explain the proposed study’s rationale; they are not results of that study.
Congress finds the following:
(7) The increased cost of living and record levels of inflation continue to put a financial strain on every American, especially those on Social Security and Medicare. (8) It is necessary to carry out a study to understand how cost of living and inflation projections will affect Social Security and Medicare and to provide recommendations to Congress.
The required study would examine the effects of inflation and living-cost increases on Medicare and the Social Security insurance program covering retirement, survivors and disability.
(1) The effect of inflation and cost of living increases on Medicare and the Old-Age Survivor and Disability Insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
The report would recommend any legislative actions needed to improve the programs’ ability to provide full benefits. This provision calls for recommendations to Congress, rather than itself specifying a benefit increase.
(2) Recommendations on any legislative actions necessary to improve the ability to provide full benefits under such programs.
The Comptroller General would be responsible for conducting the study and submitting the report to Congress. Both tasks would be due within one year after enactment; the deadline does not run from introduction.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the following:
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated July 28, 2025, records introduction in the House on February 13, 2025, and referral that day to the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2025-07-28T20:53:24Z.
2025-02-13: Introduced in House
2025-02-13: 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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