S. 657
SenateA bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify requirements for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
No recorded action in more than nine months. Bills that see no further action expire at the end of the two-year Congress.
In brief
The Retirement Security for American Hostages Act of 2025 authorizes the Social Security Administration to credit U.S. nationals with wages for time spent held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. For every month a qualifying individual is in captivity before reaching retirement age, the government will treat them as having earned a portion of the national average wage to prevent gaps in their future Social Security benefits. This policy applies to individuals verified by the State Department or the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, though survivors may opt out if their actual earnings would result in higher payments. Introduced by Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE), the bill is currently under consideration by the Senate Committee on Finance.
Timeline
Every recorded action, oldest first.
February 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Next: Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.
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