Duckworth Joins Blumenthal in Introducing Bill Strengthening Social Security

July 22, 2026 Duckworth Joins Blumenthal in Introducing Bill Strengthening Social Security [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and her colleagues in introducing the Social Security 2100 Act , legislation to increase Social Security benefits and make the critical system financially stable throughout the 21 st Century. As our nation’s bedrock social insurance program, Social Security is the most important source of retirement income for 4 out of 5 seniors and provides vital protections for disabled workers and families who have lost a breadwinner. “Protecting and expanding Social Security helps preserve Americans’ quality of life,” said Duckworth . “People who work their whole lives deserve the benefits they were promised. The Trump Administration cannot be allowed to further undermine essential programs that keep Americans afloat.” “Social Security is a promise that must be kept. The Trump Administration’s threats to Social Security and skyrocketing costs require common sense steps to expand benefits and ensure financial stability,” said Blumenthal. “Bolstering Social Security guarantees all Americans a standard of living and protects the American dream.” The legislation would increase benefits for current and new beneficiaries by eliminating the Social Security tax cap and by adding a tax on investment income for taxpayers making over $400,000. Additionally, the bill would utilize an improved cost-of-living adjustment to more accurately take into account true costs incurred by seniors and implement a stronger minimum benefit, so an individual who works their whole life will not retire into poverty. The bill also includes provisions to fight back against the Trump Administration’s attacks on the Social Security Administration (SSA), including undoing staffing cuts made by the Trump Administration, blocking any future efforts by the Administration to close Social Security field offices and preventing DOGE and political appointees from accessing sensitive data systems at SSA. Along with Duckworth and Blumenthal, the Social Security 2100 Act is cosponsored in the Senate by U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). The full text of the bill can be on Senator Duckworth’s website . -30- Print Tweet Next Article Previous Article