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S 279 106th Congress Senate Social Welfare Earnings Labor and Employment Old age, survivors and disability insurance Older workers Retirement income Social security beneficiaries

Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1999

Introduced: January 21, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Jan 21, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 21, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S856)
Jan 21, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1999 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.

What's happening now January 21, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 27, 2000
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 10, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 279: Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-279/
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