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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 987 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 147) 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 58
All 58 Democratic 39 Republican 18 Independent 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 28, 2006
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2006
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 17, 2006
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 25, 2006
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 14, 2005
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 26, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 18, 2005
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 15, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 15, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 26, 2005
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 12, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 30, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 16, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 9, 2005
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 17, 2005
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 28, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 28, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 20, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 6, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 5, 2005
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 5, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2005
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 15, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2005
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 3, 2005
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 1, 2005
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 16, 2005
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 16, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 2, 2005
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 26, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 26, 2005
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 26, 2005
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 26, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 26, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 26, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 4, 2005
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 4, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 4, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 4, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 4, 2005
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 4, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 4, 2005
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 4, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 4, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 4, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 4, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 4, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 147: Social Security Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-147/
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"H.R. 147: Social Security Fairness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-147/.
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H.R. 147, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-147/.
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