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HR 1965 98th Congress House Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the primary insurance amounts of individuals who retire after attaining age 62, in or after 1979 (when the decoupling changes in the…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the primary insurance amounts of individuals who retire after attaining age 62, in or after 1979 (when the decoupling changes in the benefit formula became effective), in order to aid in eliminating the present disparity between the benefits payable to such individuals and the benefits payable to individuals similarly situated who retired before 1979.

Introduced: March 8, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 8, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 8, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase the primary insurance amount for individuals who retire in or after 1979.

What's happening now March 11, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1965: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the primary insurance amounts of individuals who retire after attaining age 62, in or after 1979 (when the decoupling changes in the benefit formula became effective), in order to aid in eliminating the present disparity between the benefits payable to such individuals and the benefits payable to individuals similarly situated who retired before 1979.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1965/
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"H.R. 1965: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the primary insurance amounts of individuals who retire after attaining age 62, in or after 1979 (when the decoupling changes in the benefit formula became effective), in order to aid in eliminating the present disparity between the benefits payable to such individuals and the benefits payable to individuals similarly situated who retired before 1979.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1965/.
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H.R. 1965, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1965/.
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[H.R. 1965: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the primary insurance amounts of individuals who retire after attaining age 62, in or after 1979 (when the decoupling changes in the benefit formula became effective), in order to aid in eliminating the present disparity between the benefits payable to such individuals and the benefits payable to individuals similarly situated who retired before 1979.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1965/)
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