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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain…

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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200.

Introduced: May 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 23, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to modify the formula for determining the amount of reduced monthly OASDI benefits payable to a spouse, surviving spouse, or parent receiving monthly payments from a Federal or State pension plan. Declares that such benefit reductions shall be equal to the lesser of: (1) the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation; or (2) an amount equal to two-thirds of the amount of any such monthly pension plan payment.

What's happening now April 6, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 23 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 25, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 26, 2000
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 19, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 7, 2000
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 8, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 29, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 29, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 29, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 8, 1999
Sanford, Mark
· May 19, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 12, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 23, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 23, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 23, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 23, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 23, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1217: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1217/
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"H.R. 1217: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1217/.
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H.R. 1217, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1217/.
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[H.R. 1217: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1217/)
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