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This bill would let some young adults with disabilities keep receiving Social Security child’s insurance benefits for a longer time. Right now, those benefits generally stop being based on “child” status at age 22. The bill would raise that age limit to 26. In simple terms, it would give eligible disabled young adults up to four more years to qualify for these benefits, which could help support them while they transition into adulthood.
- It changes the Social Security rules by replacing “age 22” with “age 26” in several places.
- The main purpose is to expand eligibility for child’s insurance benefits when a person has a disability.
- The bill also makes related changes to other Social Security and Supplemental Security Income provisions so the new age limit matches across the law.
- If passed, it could help more disabled young adults keep receiving benefits during their early adult years.
Official Summaries
Fairness for Disabled Young Adults Act
This bill expands eligibility for Social Security child’s benefits to include the disabled children of eligible or deceased workers for whom the disability began between ages 22 and 25. (Under current law, such disabled children are eligible for benefits only if their disability began before age 22.)
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 466 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 466
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the age
threshold for eligibility for child's insurance benefits on the basis
of disability.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the age
threshold for eligibility for child's insurance benefits on the basis
of disability.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Disabled Young Adults
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE TO AGE THRESHOLD FOR CHILD'S INSURANCE BENEFITS ON THE
BASIS OF DISABILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 202(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended by striking ``age of 22'' each place it
appears and inserting ``age of 26''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 205(j)(2)(C)(vi)(II)(cc) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(C)(vi)(II)(cc)) is amended by striking
``age of 22'' and inserting ``age of 26''.
(2) Section 225(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
425(a)) is amended by striking ``age of 22'' and inserting
``age of 26''.
(3) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(xvii)(II)(cc) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(xvii)(II)(cc)) is amended
by striking ``age of 22'' and inserting ``age of 26''.
(4) Section 1634(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1383c(c)) is amended by striking ``age of 22'' and inserting
``age of 26''.
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