Lets health care workers and first responders keep more Social Security benefits from past and future emergency work.
This bill would let health care workers and first responders keep more of their Social Security retirement benefits. It would stop certain wages from reducing their benefits, covering work done during the COVID-19 pandemic and during future public health emergencies. This means they could earn more while receiving Social Security without their payments being cut.
Today, if you receive Social Security retirement benefits and earn above a certain amount, your benefits can be reduced by the retirement earnings test. After this bill, health care professionals and first responders would not have their Social Security benefits reduced by wages earned between January 31, 2020, and May 11, 2023. They could also avoid these reductions for wages earned during future public health emergencies if they receive a waiver.
HR 6543 · 119th Congress · December 9, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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