S 717
106th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Annuities
Civil Service pensions
Cost of living adjustments
Families
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Married people
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security beneficiaries
Widowers
Widows
Women
Government Pension Offset Reform Act
Introduced: March 25, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3444)
Mar 25, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Government Pension Offset Reform Act - 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 amount by which two-thirds of the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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