Tell Congress to Sponsor and Pass Legislation to Provide Social Security Earnings Credits to At-home Mothers.

1. The first step to achieving this critical legislation is to be assured that   Congress has a tremendous stake in this issue.  Each and every member of Congress has a mother and is, knows or is married to a mom.

2. Second, please read below about members of Congress whom we have targeted based on  their strong records on issues most important to mothers. 

3.  Third, we are establishing relationships with members of Congress.  Please take action and

Tell Congress Now to sponsor and support legislation to provide Social Security Retirement Credits to At-Home Mothers.

        1. Representative Julia Carson (D-Indiana),

        2. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)

        3. Representative Nancy Johnson (R-Connecticut)

        4. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia)

These four members of the United States Congress have demonstrated their commitment to the concerns of mothers. 

Let us acknowledge the promise that these distinguished Members have shown and give them the gift of our confidence that they can right this historic wrong.  Let us call upon them now to achieve legislation that provides retirement credits to at-home mothers.

Please read about their contributions to the issues that are critical to us.

Representative Julia Carson (D-Indiana)

Representative Carson has the courage and compassion to introduce and shepherd to passage our proposal to provide Social Security retirement credits to at-home mothers. Please urge her to act using our easy Mail Congress Form or say it your way and email her here.

Read Representative Carson's statement in the House about Social Security.
 

Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

Senator Snowe is a leading voice on women's issues. Please urge her to act using our easy Mail Congress Form or say it your way and contact her about this.

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Your Representative

To urge your own Representative to support Social Security tax credits for at-home mothers, locate and write Your Representative to enlist their aid in getting sponsors for the legislation.  You may locate Your Representative, and then urge them to act by writing them with our easy Mail Congress Form.


Representative Nancy Johnson (R-Connecticut)

Nancy Johnson, of Connecticut, serves as a high ranking and effective member of the powerful committee responsible for Social Security laws. She has lead efforts to create legislation supporting child care tax credit allowances for stay-at-home mothers. Please contact her at 202-225-4476.

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia)

Please urge him to act using our easy Mail Congress Form or say it your way and email Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia. Senator Rockefeller is described as a "consistent, reliable, and vigorous voice for children who need permanent, safe homes." Please read more about his pro-family work in the Senate.


Read All About Congress

For general information about Congress, including facts about Members and the daily and weekly activities of Congress, please visit the Office of the Clerk of the House.

You can also read about legislation that is currently on the House Floor or in the Senate.

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