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HR 2638 107th Congress House Social Welfare Civil Service pensions Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Old age, survivors and disability insurance

Social Security Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced: July 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 25, 2001
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) pension offset provisions applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and mother's and father's insurance benefits with respect to Old-Age and Survivors insurance benefit payments; and (2) windfall elimination provisions with respect to computation of the primary insurance amount of an individual.
What's happening now July 31, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 21 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 4, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 23, 2002
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 13, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 2, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 18, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 18, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 12, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 29, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 24, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 24, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 4, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 4, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 4, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 13, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 10, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 25, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2638: Social Security Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2638/
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"H.R. 2638: Social Security Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2638/.
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H.R. 2638, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2638/.
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