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S 1060 99th Congress Senate Social Welfare Old age, survivors and disability insurance

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 by eliminating the disparity (resulting from changes…

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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 by eliminating the disparity (resulting from changes made in 1977 in the benefit computation formula) between those levels and the benefit levels of persons who became eligible for benefits before 1979.

Introduced: May 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 7, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
May 2, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 2, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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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 revise the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 so that they are equal to the benefit levels of individuals who became eligible for benefits before 1979.

What's happening now May 7, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 24, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1060: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 by eliminating the disparity (resulting from changes made in 1977 in the benefit computation formula) between those levels and the benefit levels of persons who became eligible for benefits before 1979.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1060/
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"S. 1060: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 by eliminating the disparity (resulting from changes made in 1977 in the benefit computation formula) between those levels and the benefit levels of persons who became eligible for benefits before 1979.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1060/.
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S. 1060, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1060/.
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[S. 1060: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 by eliminating the disparity (resulting from changes made in 1977 in the benefit computation formula) between those levels and the benefit levels of persons who became eligible for benefits before 1979.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1060/)
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