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HR 594 108th Congress House Social Welfare Civil service retirement Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Old age, survivors and disability insurance

Social Security Fairness Act of 2003

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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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 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Social Security Fairness Act of 2003 - 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 March 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 349 Identical bill Social Security Fairness Act of 2003
  • HRES 523 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 594) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Governmen…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 30 Republican 13 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 20, 2004
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 11, 2004
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 1, 2003
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 30, 2003
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 30, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 4, 2003
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 4, 2003
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 3, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 22, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 21, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 20, 2003
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 20, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 19, 2003
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 7, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 8, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 1, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 1, 2003
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 1, 2003
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 26, 2003
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 26, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2003
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 13, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 25, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 25, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 25, 2003
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 12, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 11, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 11, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 7, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2003
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 5, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 5, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 594: Social Security Fairness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-594/
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"H.R. 594: Social Security Fairness Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-594/.
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H.R. 594, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-594/.
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