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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1339
5	5	To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a
6	6	study relating to the resiliency of Social Security and Medicare.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY13, 2025
9	9	Mr. N
10	10	UNNof Iowa (for himself and Mr. DAVISof North Carolina) introduced
11	11	the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
12	12	Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for
13	13	a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
14	14	consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
15	15	mittee concerned
16	16	A BILL
17	17	To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
18	18	carry out a study relating to the resiliency of Social
19	19	Security and Medicare.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
21	21	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
22	22	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
23	23	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding Social 4
24	24	Security and Medicare Act’’. 5
25	25	SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6
26	26	Congress finds the following: 7
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29	29	•HR 1339 IH
30	30	(1) Congress must protect the resiliency and 1
31	31	longevity of Social Security and Medicare. 2
32	32	(2) 71.7 million people receive Social Security 3
33	33	benefits and 66.6 million people receive Medicare 4
34	34	benefits. 5
35	35	(3) Medicare is critical to our elderly and dis-6
36	36	abled population and their families. 7
37	37	(4) Social Security benefits are necessary for 8
38	38	our elderly population who already survive on limited 9
39	39	budgets. 10
40	40	(5) Seniors earn their benefits after contrib-11
41	41	uting their payroll taxes for decades. 12
42	42	(6) American workers are contributing with the 13
43	43	promise of a financially secure future for themselves 14
44	44	and their families. 15
45	45	(7) The increased cost of living and record lev-16
46	46	els of inflation continue to put a financial strain on 17
47	47	every American, especially those on Social Security 18
48	48	and Medicare. 19
49	49	(8) It is necessary to carry out a study to un-20
50	50	derstand how cost of living and inflation projections 21
51	51	will affect Social Security and Medicare and to pro-22
52	52	vide recommendations to Congress. 23
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56	56	SEC. 3. STUDY ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. 1
57	57	Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 2
58	58	of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study 3
59	59	and submit a report to Congress on the following: 4
60	60	(1) The effect of inflation and cost of living in-5
61	61	creases on Medicare and the Old-Age Survivor and 6
62	62	Disability Insurance program under title II of the 7
63	63	Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). 8
64	64	(2) Recommendations on any legislative actions 9
65	65	necessary to improve the ability to provide full bene-10
66	66	fits under such programs. 11
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