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S 619 109th Congress Senate

Social Security Fairness Act of 2005

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

Introduced: March 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Civil service retirementGovernment Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentOld age, survivors and disability insurance
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Mar 14, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2653)
Mar 14, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 14, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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) Government pension offset requirements 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 requirements with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 10, 2005
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 25, 2005
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 7, 2005
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 619: Social Security Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-619/
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