HR 147 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Social Security Fairness Act of 2005

Introduced Jan 4, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 25, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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.

IntroducedJan 4, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Social Security Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) pension offset provisions applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and mother's and father's insurance benefits with respect to OASDI payments; and (2) windfall elimination provisions with respect to computation of the primary insurance amount of an individual.

Cosponsors 327

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 8, 2006, with 122 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-WV	Alan B. Mollohan	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-KY	Ben Chandler	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-MA	Bill Delahunt	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Jan 4, 2005
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	Jan 4, 2005
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Jan 4, 2005

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 987	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 147) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.	Related bill	Sep 20, 2006

Subjects

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

Text 1

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Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House

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