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HR 917 101th Congress House

Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a more gradual 10-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a more gradual 10-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 as they apply to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide for increases in their benefits accordingly.

Introduced: May 9, 1989 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 1989
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Frank. Petition No: 101-4.
Feb 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 7, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 1989

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Frank. Petition No: 101-4.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to alter the formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and would otherwise be subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Extends the application of such transitional benefit computation rules to those who become eligible for benefits before 1989. (Currently those who become eligible after 1983 are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2975 Identical bill Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
GOSS, PORTER
· Jun 13, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 9, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 8, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 22, 1989
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 7, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 7, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 917: Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-917/
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"H.R. 917: Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-917/.
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H.R. 917, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-917/.
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