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S 567 102th Congress Senate

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991

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

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a 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: March 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance
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It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 6, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 6, 1991
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 Latest action March 6, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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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  • HR 917 Identical bill Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 6, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 567: Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-567/
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