H.R. 3921 · 117th Congress

Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2021

Introduced on Jun 15, 2021 by Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2). 5 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Nov 15, 2022): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Murphy (NC) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3921, a bill originally introduced by Representative Walorski, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 15, 2021
Cosponsors
5
0 from the other party
Policy area
Social Welfare
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the retirement earnings test, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Social security and elderly assistance
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 15, 2021). Public domain.

Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2021

This bill eliminates provisions that reduce Social Security retirement benefits for certain beneficiaries who have outside income. Currently, benefits are reduced for beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age if they earn more than $18,960 in outside income in a year.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jackie WalorskiR-IN-2Sponsor

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jun 15, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 15, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  5. Nov 15, 2022 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Murphy (NC) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3921, a bill originally introduced by Representative Walorski, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.