Social Security's chief actuary scores the law Greg Murphy voted for as a $168.6 billion drain on the program through 2034. It trims income tax on benefits. Part of that tax normally flows into the trust funds. Murphy's first vote, on May 22, 2025, decided the House bill. His second, on July 3, 2025, approved the final law.
The retirement fund now runs short in late 2032, a quarter sooner than before. At that point, benefits face an automatic cut unless Congress acts. Murphy's April 2025 budget vote decided the plan that made room for the tax change. In December 2024, 2,329,477 North Carolinians collected Social Security.
Greg Murphy's Votes That Weakened Social Security's Finances
- The Law Murphy Voted For Hands Social Security a $168.6 Billion Bill. The final H.R. 1 won 218 to 214 on July 3, 2025, with Greg Murphy in favor. On May 22 he was part of the 215 who passed the House version over 214. A smaller tax on benefits means less money credited to the trust funds. The chief actuary found that "the total net increase in OASDI program cost is estimated to be $168.6 billion" for 2025 through 2034. Its reserves now give out in the "fourth quarter of 2032, three months earlier than previously expected."
- Murphy's Deciding Budget Vote Cleared the Way for the Tax Change. Murphy cast a yes for the final budget resolution, H.Con.Res. 14, on April 10, 2025, when it passed 216 to 214. Had he voted no, it would have tied, and a tied resolution dies. It allowed Ways and Means to write tax changes that "increase the deficit by not more than $4,500,000,000,000". The law written under that instruction lowered what beneficiaries owe in income tax. Under current law, once the retirement fund is depleted, retirees face an automatic benefit cut, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget notes.
What Greg Murphy's Votes Mean for Social Security in North Carolina
- 187,641 people in North Carolina's 3rd District draw Social Security. Social Security paid 187,641 people in North Carolina's 3rd District in December 2024, agency figures show. Statewide the total was 2,329,477, including 1,768,974 retired workers and 278,281 disabled workers. Retirees among them would see smaller checks once the retirement fund runs short, now a quarter sooner.
- North Carolina beneficiaries stand to lose $501 a month at insolvency. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's state estimate assumes a 24% across-the-board cut at insolvency. Under it, the average North Carolina beneficiary would lose $501 a month. About 2.0 million people, 18.2% of the state's residents, would be hit. Together they would lose $11.6 billion a year.
Frequently Asked Questions About Greg Murphy on Social Security
What is Greg Murphy's record on Social Security under Trump?
Greg Murphy cast two 2025 votes for a law that, per the chief actuary, puts $168.6 billion in new costs on Social Security over a decade. Depletion of the retirement fund is now expected in late 2032, a quarter ahead of the old date. His decisive April 2025 budget vote set up the tax change behind it. North Carolina has 2.3 million beneficiaries.
Did Greg Murphy vote to make Social Security run short sooner?
Greg Murphy did, on July 3, 2025, and his May 22, 2025 vote was needed to pass the House version. A lower tax on benefits cuts revenue to the trust funds, so the retirement fund's shortfall now comes three months earlier.
What does Greg Murphy's vote mean for Social Security recipients in his district?
Greg Murphy's district, North Carolina's 3rd, had 187,641 Social Security beneficiaries in December 2024, Social Security Administration figures show. That includes 140,523 retired workers and 22,671 disabled workers. The retired workers draw on the retirement fund, which under the law he voted for runs short a quarter sooner.
Last updated: 2026-10-27