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This bill — the Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019 — would establish a 13-member bipartisan, bicameral commission tasked with recommending reforms to ensure Social Security is solvent for at least 75 years. The commission would have a year to develop its recommendations for keeping Social Security solvent, and to submit its report to Congress. After the commission makes its recommendations, Congress would be required to vote up or down on its recommendations within 60 legislative days.

The commission’s 13 members would consist of:

One presidential appointee, who would serve as the chair of the Commission;
Three members appointed by the House Speaker;
Three members appointed by the House minority leader;
Three members appointed by the Senate majority leader; and
Three members appointed by the Senate minority leader.

A co-chair of the Commission would be designated by the House Speaker at the time of appointment. Of the Commission’s congressional appointees, at least one appointed by each political party would have to be someone who’s not an elected official or an officer or employee of the federal government or a state. Each member of the Commission would be appointed for the lifetime of the Commission, and vacancies would be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.

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