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HR 45 105th Congress House

Social Security Notch Act of 1997

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 15-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly.

Introduced: July 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security beneficiariesSocial security eligibility
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Jan 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Notch Act of 1997 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the benefit computation formula for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.

Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 70 percent to 35 percent keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1983.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 23, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 24, 1998
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 27, 1998
TURNER, JIM
· Jan 27, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 1997
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 11, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 25, 1997
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