Social Security Fairness Act of 2021
Latest action · Sep 21, 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
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, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Fairness Act of 2021
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.
The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive 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.
These changes are effective for benefits payable after December 2021.
Cosponsors 305
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Oct 7, 2022; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-KY | James Comer | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021Markup Sep 20, 2022Reported Sep 21, 2022 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2021Discharged Sep 19, 2022 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2022Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-482.
- Sep 21, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
- Sep 20, 2022Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 3.
- Sep 20, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 20, 2022Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by Voice Vote.
- Sep 19, 2022Subcommittee on Social Security Discharged.
- Jul 15, 2022Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Davis, Rodney.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
In the Congressional Record 6
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.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 20, 2022H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 20, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H53.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47625 | The House Consensus Calendar: Principal Features and Practice in the 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Report | Jul 13, 2023 |
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 | Reintroduction of | Jan 31, 2019 |
| S 1302 | Social Security Fairness Act | Related bill | Apr 22, 2021 |
| HRES 1367 | Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 82) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. | Related bill | Sep 30, 2022 |
Titles 3
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 repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Social Security Fairness Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Social Security Fairness Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2022Reported in House
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
