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HR 2638 107th Congress House

Social Security Fairness Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

Introduced: January 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Civil Service pensionsGovernment Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentOld age, survivors and disability insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
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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 Latest action July 31, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 21 Republican 4 Independent 1
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Oct 7, 2002
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 4, 2002
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Sep 4, 2002
TAUZIN, W.
· Jul 23, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 23, 2002
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 13, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· May 15, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 2, 2002
COMBEST, LARRY
· May 2, 2002
Isakson, Johnny
· May 2, 2002
LUCAS, KEN
· May 2, 2002
Vitter, David
· Apr 30, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 18, 2002
CARSON, BRAD
· Apr 10, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 20, 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
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jan 29, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 29, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 24, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· 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
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Oct 23, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 4, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 13, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 10, 2001
DOOLEY, CAL
· Sep 10, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2001
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 10, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 25, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 25, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· 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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