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This Senate resolution establishes a structured process for Congress to address the solvency crisis facing Social Security's trust funds. By August 10, 2026, Senate leadership must form a bipartisan working group of 12 senators (with optional House participation) that will develop at least two separate legislative proposals to ensure the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund can pay full benefits for at least 50 years. The working group must hold public listening sessions, gather stakeholder input, and submit detailed recommendations by October 1, 2026. Once the working group's proposals are introduced in the Senate by mid-November, they follow an expedited consideration process in the Finance Committee with strict rules: any amendments or substitute proposals must maintain long-term solvency and cannot include unrelated provisions, debate is limited to 30 hours total, and passage requires a three-fifths Senate supermajority. This process essentially forces Congress to consider and vote on Social Security reform legislation under tight timelines and procedural constraints designed to prevent the bill from being derailed or loaded with extraneous provisions.

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