US SB710 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act
Sponsors
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Social security and elderly assistance
Social welfare
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Social security and elderly assistance
Social welfare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/710/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s710/BILLS-116s710is.pdf |