HR 147
109th 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 2005
Introduced: January 4, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Social Security Fairness Act of 2005 - 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 OASDI payments; and (2) windfall elimination provisions with respect to computation of the primary insurance amount of an individual.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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