Public Law 98-21

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Social Security reform law United States federal statute

Public Law 98-21 is the 1983 U.S. federal statute that significantly reformed Social Security to address its financial solvency and adjust benefits and taxation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Social Security reform law ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ
affectedProgram	Disability Insurance ⓘ Hospital Insurance (Medicare Part A) NERFINISHED ⓘ Old-Age and Survivors Insurance NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimedTo	improve financial solvency of Social Security ⓘ prevent near-term exhaustion of Social Security trust funds ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1983 Social Security reforms ⓘ
congressNumber	98th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdProvision	changes in benefit computation for certain workers ⓘ changes in cost-of-living adjustment timing ⓘ changes in coverage rules for state and local government employees ⓘ changes in windfall benefits rules ⓘ coverage of certain nonprofit organization employees under Social Security ⓘ coverage of federal civilian employees under Medicare ⓘ coverage of members of Congress under Social Security ⓘ coverage of newly hired federal employees under Social Security ⓘ delayed cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits ⓘ temporary interfund borrowing among Social Security trust funds ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
hasComponent	amendments to the Internal Revenue Code ⓘ amendments to the Social Security Act ⓘ
hasTitle	Social Security Amendments of 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ
informedBy	recommendations of the National Commission on Social Security Reform ⓘ
introducedPayrollTaxChange	accelerated scheduled payroll tax increases ⓘ increased Social Security payroll tax rates ⓘ
introducedTaxationOfBenefits	federal income taxation of a portion of Social Security benefits ⓘ taxation of up to 50 percent of Social Security benefits for higher-income beneficiaries ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalCitation	Public Law 98-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTermEffect	extended solvency of Social Security trust funds ⓘ gradual increase in full retirement age from 65 to 67 ⓘ increased share of Social Security benefits subject to federal income tax for some beneficiaries ⓘ
modifiedBenefitFormula	adjustments to early retirement reductions ⓘ changes to delayed retirement credit ⓘ gradual increase in normal retirement age ⓘ
motivatedBy	projected insolvency of Social Security trust funds in the early 1980s ⓘ
policyArea	federal taxation ⓘ retirement policy ⓘ social insurance ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
primarySubject	Medicare NERFINISHED ⓘ Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicLawNumber	98-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
yearEnacted	1983 ⓘ

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Social Security Amendments of 1983 → publicLawNumber → Public Law 98-21 ⓘ