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H.R. 235 · 111th Congress

Social Security Fairness Act of 2009

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334 cosponsors · 225 D, 109 R
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81 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) government pension offset requirements 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…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2009

Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) government pension offset requirements 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 requirements with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009

Latest action (Jan 7, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 7, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.