Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act This bill exempts firefighters and law enforcement officers with at least five years of service from the government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. 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
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Welfare
FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersSocial security and elderly assistance
Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act
USA116th CongressS-710| Senate
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act This bill exempts firefighters and law enforcement officers with at least five years of service from the government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. 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.