US SB915 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Social Security Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1205 (Same As) 2017-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Subjects
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Social security and elderly assistance
Social welfare
Social security and elderly assistance
Social welfare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/915/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s915/BILLS-115s915is.pdf |
