Congress must fix Social Security by late 2026.
S. 4979 — PROMISE Act of 2026 · Filed by Richard Durbin (D-IL) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets a deadline for Congress to pass a law about Social Security. The law must keep Social Security able to pay for 50 years. A board must write ideas by September 2026. Congress votes on a bill by December 18, 2026. The Senate needs 60 votes to pass it.
Who it affects
Workers and older people are hit by this bill. Congress must make a choice about Social Security instead of waiting. Changes may happen to pay amounts or payroll taxes.
One thing to notice
The Senate needs 60 votes to pass the bill. The House only needs a simple majority. Senate Republicans can block any plan without some Democratic votes.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (27,893 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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