Social Security Fairness Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 24, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Fairness Act of 2017
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the "government pension offset" and the "windfall elimination provision." Under current law, those provisions reduce OASDI benefits for individuals who receive a pension based on earnings in government employment that was not covered under the Social Security program.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2017 to Sep 24, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Apr 24, 2017 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Apr 24, 2017 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 24, 2017 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 24, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 24, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Apr 28, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 5, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 1, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 24, 2017Read 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 1205 | Social Security Fairness Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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