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S 10 102th Congress Senate Social Welfare Earnings Old age, survivors and disability insurance Older workers Retirement income

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the earnings test over a 5-year period for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 14, 1991
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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 increase the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits. Removes such income limitation thereafter. Accelerates the effective dates of increases in the delayed retirement credit rate for individuals who work beyond retirement age.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 14, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 10: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the earnings test over a 5-year period for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-10/
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"S. 10: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the earnings test over a 5-year period for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-10/.
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S. 10, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-10/.
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