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HR 42 100th Congress House Social Welfare Earnings Old age, survivors and disability insurance

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.

What's happening now January 13, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 12, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 42: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-42/
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"H.R. 42: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-42/.
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H.R. 42, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-42/.
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[H.R. 42: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-42/)
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