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HR 620 100th Congress House Social Welfare Earnings Old age, survivors and disability insurance

Elderly Earnings Opportunity Act of 1987

Introduced: January 20, 1987 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 27, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 20, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 20, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Elderly Earnings Opportunity Act of 1987 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to make uniform for all beneficiaries: (1) the amount of outside income which beneficiaries may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits; and (2) the percentage of nonexempt earnings which are deducted from benefits as excess earnings. Adds $1,000, until the year 2000, to the annual outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a benefit reduction.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an ongoing study to determine whether further modifications of the treatment of a beneficiary's outside income are necessary or appropriate. Sets forth reporting requirements.

What's happening now January 27, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 620: Elderly Earnings Opportunity Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-620/
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"H.R. 620: Elderly Earnings Opportunity Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-620/.
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H.R. 620, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-620/.
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