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A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

USA115th CongressS-915| Senate 
| Updated: 4/24/2017
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (27)
Dean Heller (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Mar 6, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1205
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 6, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1205
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.


  • April 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1205: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementSocial security and elderly assistance

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

USA115th CongressS-915| Senate 
| Updated: 4/24/2017
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.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1205
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 6, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1205
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.


  • April 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (27)
Dean Heller (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Finance Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1205: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementSocial security and elderly assistance