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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: January 7, 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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 Cosponsors 78
All 78 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
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 13, 2010
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 23, 2010
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 20, 2010
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Chu, Judy
California · Dec 16, 2009
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 1, 2009
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 21, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2009
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 8, 2009
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 31, 2009
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 31, 2009
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 20, 2009
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 26, 2009
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 3, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 3, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 20, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 19, 2009
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 5, 2009
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 27, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 21, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 21, 2009
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 2, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 2, 2009
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 31, 2009
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 31, 2009
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 12, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 12, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 9, 2009
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 9, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 3, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2009
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2009
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2009
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 24, 2009
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2009
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2009
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 24, 2009
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 24, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 24, 2009
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 10, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 10, 2009
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 4, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 4, 2009
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 235: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-235/
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"H.R. 235: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-235/.
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H.R. 235, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-235/.
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