Social Security Fairness Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Fairness Act
This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government job.
The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receives government pensions of their own.
The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Dec 2, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Mar 5, 2020 |
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 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 141 | Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jan 31, 2019 |
| S 915 | Social Security Fairness Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Apr 24, 2017 |
| S 1302 | Social Security Fairness Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 22, 2021 |
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 repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Social Security Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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