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HR 4342 97th Congress House Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the elimination of statutory minimum benefits under such title with respect to only those individuals first becoming eligible for…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the elimination of statutory minimum benefits under such title with respect to only those individuals first becoming eligible for such benefits after December 1981, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 30, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 30, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which eliminate the minimum monthly social security benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

Amends title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the minimum monthly social security benefit for individuals who first become entitled to social security benefits after December 1981.

What's happening now August 5, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 10, 1981
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 10, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4342: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the elimination of statutory minimum benefits under such title with respect to only those individuals first becoming eligible for such benefits after December 1981, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4342/
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"H.R. 4342: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the elimination of statutory minimum benefits under such title with respect to only those individuals first becoming eligible for such benefits after December 1981, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4342/.
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H.R. 4342, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4342/.
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[H.R. 4342: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the elimination of statutory minimum benefits under such title with respect to only those individuals first becoming eligible for such benefits after December 1981, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4342/)
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