Bill Text: IL HR0047 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages and supports action by the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision from the Social Security Act, or reduce the effects thereof.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-30 - Resolution Adopted 116-001-000 [HR0047 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0047-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The federal Social Security Act includes two | ||||||
3 | provisions, the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall | ||||||
4 | Elimination Provision, that reduce the Social Security | ||||||
5 | benefits payable to persons who are entitled to benefits under | ||||||
6 | the public retirement systems of the State under certain | ||||||
7 | conditions; and
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8 | WHEREAS, These provisions penalize individuals who | ||||||
9 | dedicate the majority of their productive years to public | ||||||
10 | service to the State of Illinois, including educators, police | ||||||
11 | officers, and firefighters; and
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12 | WHEREAS, These provisions take away benefits that public | ||||||
13 | employees or their spouses have earned by paying into the | ||||||
14 | Social Security system; and
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15 | WHEREAS, These provisions often leave public employees | ||||||
16 | facing poverty in their retirement; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is benefited by the | ||||||
18 | recruitment of the best and most able individuals for public | ||||||
19 | employment, but is hindered from doing so because of the offset | ||||||
20 | penalties; and
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1 | WHEREAS, These provisions discourage individuals from | ||||||
2 | moving from private sector employment into positions of public | ||||||
3 | employment; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | encourage and support action by the Congress of the United | ||||||
7 | States to enact legislation to repeal the Government Pension | ||||||
8 | Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision from the Social | ||||||
9 | Security Act, or reduce the effects thereof; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to | ||||||
11 | President Barack Obama and to each member of the Illinois | ||||||
12 | congressional delegation.
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