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HR 538 106th Congress House

Social Security Notch Act of 1999

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: February 3, 1999 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security beneficiariesSocial security eligibility
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Feb 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 3, 1999
Introduced in House
Feb 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action February 12, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Notch Act of 1999 - 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
TURNER, JIM
· Mar 25, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 3, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 3, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 3, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 538: Social Security Notch Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-538/
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