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HR 2145 111th Congress House Social Welfare Social security and elderly assistance

Windfall Elimination Provision Relief Act of 2009

Introduced: April 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Windfall Elimination Provision Relief Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) restrict the application of the windfall elimination requirement to individuals whose combined monthly income from the primary OASDI insurance amount and the portion of the monthly periodic payment attributable to noncovered service performed after 1956 exceeds the cost-of-living adjusted amount of $2,500; and (2) provide for a graduated implementation of such requirement on amounts above such threshold by applying applicable percentages determined according to a specified formula.

What's happening now April 28, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 30, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2145: Windfall Elimination Provision Relief Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2145/
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"H.R. 2145: Windfall Elimination Provision Relief Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2145/.
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