The Senate Appropriations Committee is working on the FY 2024 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill. Their Labor-HHS subcommittee reported out a bill that includes a $292 million increase over the FY 2023 appropriations. This is lousy but ahead of the House bill which included a small cut in the appropriation for Social Security. The House bill is preposterous for reasons that go well beyond Social Security. It's no starting point for negotiations.
Keep in mind that there will probably be an "emergency" appropriations bill, probably early next year. Extra money for the Social Security Administration in that bill is a distinct possibility.
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