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HR 1332 112th Congress House Social Welfare Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: May 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.

Repeals also the windfall elimination requirement with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount under which OASDI retirement or disability benefits are reduced if the individual receives a federal, state, or local government pension, did not pay Social Security taxes during the years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.

What's happening now April 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 101
EMERSON, JO
· Jun 25, 2012
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 16, 2012
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Mar 20, 2012
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 20, 2012
Bishop, Rob
· Mar 8, 2012
D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 29, 2012
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 29, 2012
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2012
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 15, 2012
Chandler, Ben
· Feb 13, 2012
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 23, 2012
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2012
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 18, 2012
Lance, Leonard
· Jan 18, 2012
Meehan, Patrick
· Jan 18, 2012
Miller, Brad
· Jan 18, 2012
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 18, 2012
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 15, 2011
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 15, 2011
LEWIS, JERRY
· Dec 15, 2011
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 15, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Dec 15, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Oct 6, 2011
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2011
D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 6, 2011
ROYCE, ED
· Oct 6, 2011
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 6, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Sep 20, 2011
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Sep 20, 2011
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2011
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 20, 2011
MILLER, GARY
· Sep 20, 2011
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 19, 2011
Barrow, John
· Jul 19, 2011
R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 19, 2011
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 19, 2011
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 19, 2011
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 19, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jul 19, 2011
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 19, 2011
MICA, JOHN
· Jul 19, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jul 19, 2011
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 19, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Jul 19, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jul 19, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· Jul 19, 2011
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2011
R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2011
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Jul 19, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 13, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1332/
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"H.R. 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1332/.
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H.R. 1332, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1332/.
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