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HR 1001 112th Congress House Social Welfare Social security and elderly assistance

Notch Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: July 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Notch Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.

Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988.

Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000.



What's happening now March 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • S 118 Identical bill Notch Fairness Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 6, 2012
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Dec 20, 2011
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Sep 14, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 14, 2011
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 20, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 20, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Jul 13, 2011
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jul 11, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Jul 7, 2011
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jul 7, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· May 26, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· May 3, 2011
BACA, JOE
· May 3, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 3, 2011
WEINER, ANTHONY
· May 3, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Apr 14, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 14, 2011
PLATTS, TODD
· Apr 14, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 14, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 12, 2011
Kissell, Larry
· Apr 12, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1001: Notch Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1001/
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"H.R. 1001: Notch Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1001/.
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H.R. 1001, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1001/.
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