Increase Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program by raising taxes on high earners.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Social Security Expansion Act?
The Social Security Expansion Act is currently in committee as of February 26, 2025, with H.R. 1700 and S. 770 serving as the active vehicles. A house committee must take the next step by holding a vote to move the bill forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee vote. Historically, committee inaction is the standard way that the vast majority of legislation ends without reaching the floor.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Social Security Expansion Act (H.R. 1700 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since February 2025
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 393 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 393 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Val Hoyle (D-OR)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.