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HR 235 111th Congress House Social Welfare Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Fairness Act of 2009

Introduced: June 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 - 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.

What's happening now January 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 105
All 105 Democratic 53 Republican 24
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 2010
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Garamendi, John
California · May 18, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· May 6, 2010
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 13, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Apr 13, 2010
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 23, 2010
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 23, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 20, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 1, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 21, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Sep 29, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 8, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 31, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Jul 24, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 20, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 26, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Jun 11, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Jun 8, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Jun 8, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 3, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 3, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 20, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· May 20, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 19, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· May 7, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 5, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Apr 30, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 27, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Apr 27, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 21, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 21, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Apr 2, 2009
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 2, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Apr 2, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 2, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Mar 31, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 31, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 31, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Mar 31, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Mar 24, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 12, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· Mar 12, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Mar 12, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 12, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2009
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