HR 82 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 4, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-KYJames ComerOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CARaul RuizOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalJan 4, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerJan 6, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceJan 6, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJan 6, 2021
R-MNPete StauberJan 13, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJan 25, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJan 25, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaJan 25, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesJan 25, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinJan 25, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyJan 25, 2021
R-ILMike BostJan 25, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillJan 25, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJan 25, 2021
D-WARick LarsenJan 25, 2021
D-CARo KhannaJan 25, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieJan 25, 2021
D-OHTim RyanJan 25, 2021
R-OKTom ColeJan 25, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalFeb 1, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsFeb 1, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 1, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsFeb 1, 2021
R-AKDon YoungFeb 1, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthFeb 1, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarFeb 1, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraFeb 1, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 1, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorFeb 1, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesFeb 3, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderFeb 3, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 4, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasFeb 4, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 5, 2021
D-NYGrace MengFeb 5, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziFeb 5, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieFeb 8, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoFeb 11, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanFeb 11, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Feb 11, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 11, 2021
R-LASteve ScaliseFeb 11, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerFeb 18, 2021
D-HIEd CaseFeb 18, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaFeb 18, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 18, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibFeb 18, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 18, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsFeb 23, 2021
D-NVDina TitusFeb 23, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesFeb 23, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyFeb 23, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterFeb 23, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinFeb 23, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 23, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoFeb 23, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithFeb 25, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneFeb 25, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerFeb 25, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyFeb 25, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalFeb 25, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneFeb 25, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMar 2, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerMar 2, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaMar 2, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 2, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMar 2, 2021
R-CAMike GarciaMar 2, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonMar 2, 2021
D-NHChris PappasMar 8, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterMar 8, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoMar 8, 2021
D-MALori TrahanMar 8, 2021
D-NVSusie LeeMar 8, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigMar 9, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiMar 9, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoMar 9, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMar 16, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMar 16, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMar 16, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoMar 16, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 16, 2021
D-TXHenry CuellarMar 16, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanMar 16, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightMar 16, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMar 16, 2021
R-TXPat FallonMar 16, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanMar 16, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersMar 16, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonMar 16, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerMar 16, 2021
D-PAConor LambMar 18, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMar 18, 2021
D-CASara JacobsMar 18, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrApr 1, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoApr 1, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeApr 1, 2021
D-TXFilemon VelaApr 1, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaApr 1, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 1, 2021
D-CAMike LevinApr 1, 2021
D-MNDean PhillipsApr 5, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierApr 5, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyApr 5, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 12, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderApr 12, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteApr 12, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningApr 12, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertApr 12, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingApr 12, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellApr 14, 2021
D-INFrank J. MrvanApr 14, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsApr 15, 2021
D-MEJared F. GoldenApr 15, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterApr 16, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosApr 16, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 20, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezApr 22, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossApr 22, 2021
D-CAKaren BassApr 30, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonApr 30, 2021
R-NEDon BaconMay 7, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.May 7, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezMay 7, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 7, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasMay 12, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowMay 12, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseMay 13, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleMay 13, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanMay 14, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMay 18, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresMay 19, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMay 25, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsMay 25, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMay 25, 2021
D-CATed LieuMay 25, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMay 28, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristJun 4, 2021
D-WIMark PocanJun 4, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 8, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsJun 11, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJun 11, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 11, 2021
D-CAMaxine WatersJun 11, 2021
D-ILSean CastenJun 11, 2021
R-CAYoung KimJun 11, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchJun 14, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerJun 14, 2021
R-KYHarold RogersJun 15, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossJun 15, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 24, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyJun 24, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 24, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorJun 24, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 24, 2021
R-MOSam GravesJun 24, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 25, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestJun 25, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinJun 28, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 28, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 28, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJun 28, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jun 29, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJun 29, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jun 30, 2021
D-COJason CrowJul 1, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Jul 9, 2021
D-NJAndy KimJul 9, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyJul 9, 2021
D-LATroy A. CarterJul 9, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinJul 13, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 13, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyJul 16, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuJul 20, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranJul 21, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsJul 21, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyJul 22, 2021
D-CAAmi BeraJul 26, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldJul 26, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudJul 26, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreJul 27, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceJul 27, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelJul 27, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 28, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikAug 3, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyAug 3, 2021
D-VAA. Donald McEachinAug 6, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellAug 6, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroAug 6, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalAug 6, 2021
D-PASusan WildAug 6, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickAug 13, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanAug 13, 2021
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottAug 13, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryAug 20, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisAug 20, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredAug 24, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarSep 10, 2021
D-ILBill FosterSep 14, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceSep 14, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoSep 14, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Sep 14, 2021
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesSep 14, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodSep 14, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandSep 14, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiSep 14, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonSep 17, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierSep 20, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerSep 21, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiSep 22, 2021
D-CAJim CostaSep 27, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneSep 29, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOct 12, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOct 12, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOct 15, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOct 21, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezNov 3, 2021
R-TXJohn R. CarterNov 3, 2021
D-PADwight EvansNov 16, 2021
D-OHShontel M. BrownNov 16, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresDec 1, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteDec 8, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonDec 8, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerDec 14, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezDec 16, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordJan 6, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerJan 11, 2022
R-CAMichelle SteelJan 13, 2022
R-TXAugust PflugerJan 20, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyFeb 1, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasFeb 4, 2022
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersFeb 8, 2022
D-KSSharice DavidsFeb 8, 2022
R-GAAustin ScottFeb 9, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 15, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyFeb 18, 2022
D-GADavid ScottFeb 18, 2022
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerFeb 18, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonFeb 18, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 25, 2022
R-ALMike RogersFeb 25, 2022
R-AZPaul A. GosarFeb 25, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanFeb 28, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensMar 7, 2022
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 7, 2022
R-OKFrank D. LucasMar 11, 2022
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarMar 11, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordMar 15, 2022
D-TXLloyd DoggettMar 15, 2022
R-ALJerry L. CarlMar 16, 2022
R-OHMike CareyMar 29, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanApr 6, 2022
R-AZDebbie LeskoApr 26, 2022
R-PAMike KellyApr 26, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeApr 26, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinMay 6, 2022
R-NMYvette HerrellMay 11, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickMay 24, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleMay 27, 2022
D-GALucy McBathJun 7, 2022
D-TXAl GreenJun 9, 2022
R-GARick W. AllenJun 9, 2022
R-KSTracey MannJun 16, 2022
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenJun 22, 2022
R-OHSteve ChabotJul 7, 2022
R-IAAshley HinsonJul 12, 2022
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJul 12, 2022
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJul 15, 2022
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezJul 15, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterJul 15, 2022
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJul 15, 2022
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksJul 15, 2022
R-SCNancy MaceJul 15, 2022
R-OKStephanie I. BiceJul 15, 2022
R-MSTrent KellyJul 15, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherJul 20, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeJul 27, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenAug 9, 2022
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Aug 30, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeySep 9, 2022
R-TXMayra FloresSep 9, 2022
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónSep 13, 2022
D-ALTerri A. SewellSep 19, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaSep 21, 2022
R-NVMark E. AmodeiSep 26, 2022
D-NYPatrick RyanSep 28, 2022
R-MNBrad FinstadOct 7, 2022
R-MNMichelle FischbachOct 7, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays 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.

  1. Sep 21, 2022Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-482.
  2. Sep 21, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
  3. Sep 20, 2022Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 3.
  4. Sep 20, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Sep 20, 2022Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by Voice Vote.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDischarge petition H8875—Dec 8, 2022
HouseDischarge petition H8731—Dec 2, 2022
HouseDischarge petition H8592—Nov 18, 2022
HouseDischarge petition H8373, H8374—Sep 30, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H8016Julia Letlow R-LASep 21, 2022

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

  1. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, giving Congress the authority to control the expenditures of the federal government.

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.

Related bills 3

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

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.

  1. Sep 21, 2022Reported in House
  2. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House

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