HR 887 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $2,000.

Introduced Feb 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor William J. Jefferson D-LA

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Latest action · Mar 12, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to modify the formula for determining the amount of reduced monthly OASDI benefits payable to a spouse, surviving spouse, or parent receiving monthly payments from a Federal or State pension plan. Declares that such benefit reductions shall be equal to the lesser of: (1) the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $2,000, adjusted for inflation; or (2) an amount equal to two-thirds of the amount of any such monthly pension plan payment.

Cosponsors 126

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2003 to May 4, 2004; 95 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CACalvin M. DooleyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-LAChristopher JohnOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-LADavid VitterOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-NMHeather WilsonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NMTom UdallOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-LAW. J. (Billy) TauzinOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaFeb 26, 2003
D-TXGene GreenFeb 26, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldFeb 26, 2003
D-COMark UdallFeb 26, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostFeb 26, 2003
D-ARMike RossFeb 26, 2003
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaFeb 27, 2003
D-CABob FilnerFeb 27, 2003
D-WABrian BairdFeb 27, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanMar 5, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodMar 5, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrMar 5, 2003
D-MOIke SkeltonMar 11, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezMar 11, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMar 27, 2003
R-VAFrank R. WolfMar 27, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerMar 27, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisMar 27, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 27, 2003
R-FLMichael BilirakisApr 2, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenMay 9, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiMay 21, 2003
R-MORoy BluntJun 3, 2003
R-WIThomas E. PetriJun 3, 2003
D-FLJim DavisJul 10, 2003
D-ORDarlene HooleyJul 25, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJul 25, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 25, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteJul 25, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerSep 5, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiMay 4, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2003
Social Security Subcommittee
Referred Mar 12, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  2. Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Feb 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-65H.R. 4391, THE ``PUBLIC SERVANT RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT''117 pagesWays and Means CommitteeJul 20, 2004
Serial No. 108-36SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES169 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMay 1, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $2,000.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House

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