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HR 917 102th Congress House

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a more gradual period of transition (under a new alternative formula with respect to such transitio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a more gradual period of transition (under a new alternative formula with respect to such transition) to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 as such changes apply to workers born in years after 1916 and before 1927 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide for increases in such workers' benefits accordingly, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 1991 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 11, 1991
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Lewis (FL). Petition No: 102-2.
Feb 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 6, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 1991

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Lewis (FL). Petition No: 102-2.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to establish a new 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.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 11 Republican 2
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 1991
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 25, 1991
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 25, 1991
COMBEST, LARRY
· Aug 1, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 15, 1991
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jun 10, 1991
TAUZIN, W.
· May 15, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 5, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 1991
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 5, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 6, 1991
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 6, 1991
GOSS, PORTER
· Feb 6, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 6, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 6, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 6, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 917: Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-917/
MLA
"H.R. 917: Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-917/.
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H.R. 917, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-917/.
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