S 363 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Government Pension Offset Reform Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD

Latest action · Feb 11, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2221)

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 11, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Government Pension Offset Reform Act - 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 amount by which two-thirds of the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2003 to Sep 23, 2004; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-LA	John B. Breaux	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu	Original	Feb 11, 2003
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-WA	Patty Murray	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-MD	Paul S. Sarbanes	Original	Feb 11, 2003
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-SD	Thomas A. Daschle	Original	Feb 11, 2003
D-FL	Bill Nelson		Feb 12, 2003
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln		Feb 12, 2003
D-SD	Tim Johnson		Feb 12, 2003
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka		Feb 25, 2003
D-IA	Tom Harkin		Feb 25, 2003
R-OH	George V. Voinovich		Mar 4, 2003
D-MA	John F. Kerry		Mar 10, 2003
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.		Mar 19, 2003
R-VT	James M. Jeffords		Mar 31, 2003
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss		Apr 2, 2003
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin		Apr 10, 2003
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy		Apr 11, 2003
D-RI	Jack Reed		Apr 30, 2003
R-VA	John Warner		Jun 2, 2003
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd		Jul 30, 2003
R-OH	Mike DeWine		Aug 1, 2003
D-NE	Ben Nelson		Sep 23, 2004

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Finance Committee	Referred Feb 12, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
Feb 11, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2220-2221)
Feb 11, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2221)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S2220Text printed S2221	Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (text)	Feb 11, 2003

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 3

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

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 108-65	H.R. 4391, THE ``PUBLIC SERVANT RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT''117 pages	Ways and Means Committee	Jul 20, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-279	PENALTY FOR PUBLIC SERVICE: DO THE SOCIAL SECURITY GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET AND WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES?98 pages	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Sep 24, 2003
Serial No. 108-36	SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES169 pages	Ways and Means Committee	May 1, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill 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 two-thirds of the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.
Short Titles as Introduced: Government Pension Offset Reform Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 11, 2003Introduced in Senate

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