New Bill Would Allow Some Americans to Opt Back Into Social Security

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8. There are bipartisan versions of this bill in both the House and the Senate

House - Rep. Vince Fong Reintroduces the Clergy Act with Rep. Mike Thompson

Senate - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, Katie Britt Reintroduce Clergy Act, Support America’s Faith Leaders

The links describe their thinking. Per the Senators' description, this option has apparently been given several times in the past -

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Congress has repeatedly given clergy members who have exempted themselves from Social Security coverage the opportunity to opt back into the program, including in 1977, 1986, and most recently in 1999 through the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act.

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So it sounds like those past "openings" may have been "one-off" opportunities and then expired or sunsetted after some period of time.