S 2521 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.

Introduced May 15, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor John F. Kerry D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 15, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 15, 2002
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from the individual's primary insurance amount under such title and the portion of the monthly periodic payment attributable to noncovered service performed after 1956 exceeds $2,000; and (2) provide for a graduated implementation of such provision by specified percentages with respect to incremental amounts above such threshold, up to 100 percent for combined amounts over $3,000.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2002 to Nov 13, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-NE	Ben Nelson	Jun 20, 2002
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Aug 1, 2002
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Sep 3, 2002
D-MD	Paul S. Sarbanes	Nov 13, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 15, 2002Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1073	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide fo	Identical bill	Mar 22, 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

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