PATH BACK TO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR FAITH LEADERS SIGNED INTO LAW

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Pastors and other faith leaders who opted out of Social Security will have an opportunity to opt back in under legislation advanced by the Ways and Means Committee and signed into law by President Trump. The Clergy Act (H.R. 227), introduced by Representative Vince Fong (CA-20), creates a two-year window for clergy to reverse their opt-out decision, begin paying into the system, and restore their eligibility for future benefits. Under prior law, the choice to opt out was irreversible.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement:

"America's pastors and faith leaders spend their lives...