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Social Security and Medicare

In short

Janelle Stelson's campaign says she will never cut earned Social Security benefits and will fight for Medicare and Medicaid. Scott Perry's campaign says Social Security and Medicare must be protected, and opposes Medicare for All and benefits for non-citizens. Perry cosponsored bills, none passed, to stop unauthorized work counting toward Social Security. He voted for a 2025 law limiting Medicare for some non-citizens and against a 2024 law raising Social Security for some public pensioners.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Janelle Stelson

Says she will never cut the Social Security benefits seniors have earned, and will fight for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Scott Perry

Says the promise to seniors must be kept by preserving and protecting both programs. Opposes Medicare for All and any benefits for people who are not U.S. citizens.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

    He backed unpassed Social Security bills on unauthorized work and 2025 Medicare limits for some noncitizens. In 2024 he opposed higher public-pensioner benefits, which became law in 2025.

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    His campaign says he will preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare, and opposes those benefits for people who are not citizens. He cosponsored the No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act in 2020, 2021 and 2023. It would stop work done without legal permission from counting toward Social Security. None passed. In 2025 he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now law, which limits Medicare to citizens, permanent residents and two other groups. In 2024 he voted against the Social Security Fairness Act, which ended rules that cut benefits for some people with state or local pensions. It passed the House 327-75 and became law. Limit: The bills and the 2025 vote match what he says about non-citizens. The one vote here on benefits for everyone else is his 2024 vote against higher benefits for some people with public pensions.

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Sources10 source records

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  1. Janelle Stelson for Congress, prioritieshttps://janellestelson.com/priorities/

    Friends of Janelle Stelson · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; about 3,000 words under eleven headings. Much of it is about Perry, which is out of scope here.

    candidate statement

    For: Janelle Stelson: campaign position

  2. Janelle Stelson for Congress, homehttps://janellestelson.com/

    Friends of Janelle Stelson · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01, identified by its 'Paid for by Friends of Janelle Stelson' line. Links her X, Facebook and Instagram accounts. /about/ and /meet-janelle/ return 404; her biography is on this page.

    candidate statement

    For: Janelle Stelson: campaign position

  3. Patriots for Perry, issueshttps://patriotsforperry.com/issues/

    Patriots for Perry · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 1,060 words under twelve headings. Undated; several passages still refer to the Biden-Harris administration.

    candidate statement

    For: Scott Perry: campaign position; Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  4. H.R. 779, No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2023https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/779

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Duncan. Perry was an original cosponsor on 2023-02-02. He also cosponsored the 2021 version, H.R. 864 (original cosponsor, 2021-02-05), and the 2020 version, H.R. 5577 (2020-07-09). None left committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  5. H.R. 779 (118th Congress), introduced texthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr779ih/html/BILLS-118hr779ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Excludes wages and self-employment income from work an immigrant was not authorized to do from the earnings that count toward Social Security benefits.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  6. House roll call 190, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2025-07-03. Passed 218-214. Perry (P000605) recorded Aye. Became Public Law 119-21. He had voted Yea on House passage on 2025-05-22 (roll 145), which carried 215-214.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  7. Public Law 119-21 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Approved July 4, 2025. Section 70101 extends the 2017 lower individual tax rates; section 70105 extends the qualified business income deduction; section 71113 bars Medicaid payments for one year to a class of nonprofit family-planning providers that perform abortions other than in cases of rape, incest or danger to the woman's life. The law does not name Planned Parenthood. Section 90001 funds border infrastructure and wall; section 90003 funds immigration detention capacity. Section 71201 limits Medicare to citizens, permanent residents, Cuban and Haitian entrants and people living here under a Compact of Free Association.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  8. House roll call 456, 2024 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, 2024-11-12. Passed 327-75. Perry (P000605) recorded Nay.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  9. H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The Congressional Research Service summary says the act repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for people who also get other benefits, such as a state or local government pension. Became Public Law 118-273.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  10. Public Law 118-273, the Social Security Fairness Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ273/html/PLAW-118publ273.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Approved January 5, 2025. Repeals the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction