S 521
116th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Social security and elderly assistance
Social Security Fairness Act
Introduced: February 14, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Social Security Fairness Act
This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government job.
The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receives government pensions of their own.
The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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