US HB1795 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 96-41)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Social Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Social Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years. Repeals also the windfall elimination requirement with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount under which OASDI retirement or disability benefits are reduced if the individual receives a federal, state, or local government pension, did not pay Social Security taxes during the years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.
Title
Social Security Fairness Act of 2013
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-06-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. |
2013-04-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Same As/Similar To
SB896 (Same As) 2013-05-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1795/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1795/BILLS-113hr1795ih.pdf |