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HR 973 114th Congress House Social Welfare Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Social security and elderly assistance

Social Security Fairness Act of 2015

Introduced: February 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social Security Fairness Act of 2015

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 February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 66
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 15, 2016
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 7, 2016
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 10, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 29, 2016
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 13, 2016
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 12, 2016
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jan 8, 2016
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2015
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 2, 2015
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 18, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 15, 2015
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Sep 15, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 23, 2015
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 10, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 10, 2015
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 10, 2015
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 25, 2015
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 12, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 4, 2015
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 21, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · May 1, 2015
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Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 15, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 14, 2015
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 13, 2015
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Bera, Ami
California · Mar 26, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 19, 2015
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 16, 2015
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 16, 2015
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 16, 2015
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 16, 2015
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 16, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 27, 2015
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2015
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 27, 2015
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 13, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2015
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Costa, Jim
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 13, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 13, 2015
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 13, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 13, 2015
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2015
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