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HR 870 107th Congress House

Social Security Notch Act of 2001

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 Amendment of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly.

Introduced: March 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insuranceSocial security beneficiariesSocial security eligibility
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Mar 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Notch Act of 2001 - 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 870: Social Security Notch Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-870/
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