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Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: June 1, 2012 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Social Security to continue to work with the governments of the states of the former Soviet Union to encourage them to adopt policies that would allow receipt of pensions for individuals who worked in any such state and earned a pension and currently reside in the United States.

What's happening now October 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 1, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 2011
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2494: Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2494/
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"H.R. 2494: Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2494/.
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