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BumRushDaShow

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

Reply to moreland01 (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 09:53 AM

Dec 24

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.

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New Bill Would Allow Some Americans to Opt Back Into Social Security [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 24 OP

Only if they pay in the total amount of FICA taxes they otherwise Deminpenn Dec 24 #1

Very true mdbl Dec 24 #2

I found this information about Catholic Priests and Nuns interesting rpannier Dec 24 #3

No, the text is fairly clear in most places. Igel Dec 24 #4

Whether allowing them to opt in strains SS resources or not isn't the issue in my mind... paleotn Dec 24 #5

Did the article say moreland01 Dec 24 #6

There are bipartisan versions of this bill in both the House and the Senate BumRushDaShow Dec 24 #8

whatever happened to "Congress shall make no law concerning religion"? Scruffy1 Dec 24 #7

If they want back in, then the credits start from the day Karma13612 Dec 24 #9

Why should they have to forfeit any credits they earned prior to opting out? MichMan Dec 24 #17

Absolutely, they should Karma13612 Dec 25 #20

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, Nigrum Cattus Dec 24 #10

Joel Osteen is so relieved that he can get SSA when he retires! n/t Jacson6 Dec 24 #11

The article states clergy received inaccurate advice. Raven123 Dec 24 #12

Then you gotta pay in. Otherwise, no, I'm sorry. Callie1979 Dec 24 #13

Clergy? swong19104 Dec 24 #14

Some churches offer pension plans for retired clergy IronLionZion Dec 24 #15

Sounds like a way for megachurch tax cheats to benefit JT45242 Dec 24 #16

WTF happened to their "objections based on religious grounds"? Either make it mandatory for all of them or fuckem. FadedMullet Dec 24 #18

I believe that the Amish are exempted from participating in SS MichMan Dec 24 #19