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HR 2549 105th Congress House Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other…

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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.

Introduced: September 25, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 25, 1997
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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: (1) restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from the individual's primary insurance amount under such title and the monthly periodic payment attributable to noncovered service performed after 1956 exceeds $2,000; and (2) provide for a graduated implementation of such provision by specified percentages with respect to incremental amounts above such threshold, up to 100 percent for combined amounts over $3,000.

What's happening now September 25, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 3, 1998
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 24, 1998
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 17, 1998
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 12, 1998
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 1998
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 4, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2549: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2549/
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"H.R. 2549: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2549/.
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H.R. 2549, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2549/.
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[H.R. 2549: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2549/)
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