Social Security history
Ssa.gov's legislative history summarizes the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21), signed April 20, 1983, which made comprehensive changes to coverage, financing, and benefits based on the National Commission on Social Security Reform's recommendations. Among its provisions, the law extended coverage to federal employees, Members of Congress, and nonprofit workers, advanced payroll tax increases, delayed the 1983 cost-of-living adjustment, made up to half of benefits taxable, and raised the eligibility age for unreduced retirement benefits to 67 by 2027.
