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HR 3839 117th Congress House

Notch Fairness Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2021 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Social Welfare
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Jun 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Notch Fairness Act of 2021

This bill increases Social Security retirement benefits for certain individuals born between 1917 and 1921, referred to as the Notch years. Currently, these individuals receive lower cost-of-living increases than individuals born in 1916 or earlier, as a result of legislative changes to Social Security benefits enacted in 1977. Under the bill, eligible individuals may elect to (1) recompute and increase their current primary insurance amount according to a specified schedule, or (2) receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3839: Notch Fairness Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3839/
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"H.R. 3839: Notch Fairness Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3839/.
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H.R. 3839, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3839/.
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[H.R. 3839: Notch Fairness Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3839/)
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