Social Security May Get an Overhaul Under New Senate Bill: Here’s What to Know

The Senate is slated to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act this week.

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

The Senate this week will attempt to pass legislation designed to provide full Social Security benefits to millions of American retirees.

Senators are due to schedule a test vote on the bill on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said. The measure will need 60 votes or more to clear the procedure before moving to its final passage.