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S 484 111th Congress Senate Social Welfare Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Fairness Act of 2009

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2487)
Feb 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2486-2487)
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2487)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 235 Identical bill Social Security Fairness Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 14, 2010
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 15, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 13, 2009
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 20, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 26, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 484: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-484/
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"S. 484: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-484/.
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