Social Security Fairness Act Explained

Social Security Fairness Act
Fullname:To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Introduced In The:118th
Number Of Co-Sponsors:323
Introducedin:House of Representatives
Leghisturl:https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82
Introducedbill:H.R. 82
Introduceddate:January 4, 2021
Introducedby:Garret Graves (R–LA)
Committees:United States House Committee on Ways and Means

The Social Security Fairness Act is a proposed United States law that would repeal the Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.[1]

Legislative history

As of May 1, 2024:

CongressShort titleBill number(s)Date introducedSponsor(s)
  1. of cosponsors
Latest status
107th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2002September 18, 2002Todd Russell(R-PA)3Died in committee
Social Security Fairness Act of 2001October 10, 2001Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)14Died in committee
108th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2003February 11, 2003Howard McKeon(R-CA)300Died in committee
February 5, 2003Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)30Died in committee
109th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2005January 4, 2005Howard McKeon(R-CA)327Died in committee
March 14, 2005Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)29Died in committee
110th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2007January 4, 2007Howard Berman(D-CA)352Died in committee
January 9, 2007Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)38Died in committee
111th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2009January 7, 2009Howard Berman(D-CA)334Died in committee
February 25, 2009Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)31Died in committee
112th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2011April 1, 2011Howard McKeon(R-CA)170Died in committee
December 16, 2011John Kerry(D-MA)18Died in committee
113th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2013April 26, 2013Rodney Davis(R-IL)136Died in committee
May 8, 2013Mark Begich(D-AK)20Died in committee
114th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2015February 13, 2015Rodney Davis(R-IL)159Died in committee
June 23, 2015Sherrod Brown(D-OH)25Died in committee
115th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2017February 21, 2017Rodney Davis(R-IL)195Died in committee
April 24, 2017Sherrod Brown(D-OH)27Died in committee
116th CongressSocial Security Fairness ActJanuary 3, 2019Rodney Davis(R-IL)264Died in committee
Social Security Fairness Act of 2019February 14, 2019Sherrod Brown(D-OH)38Died in committee
117th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2021January 4, 2021Rodney Davis(R-IL)305Died in committee
April 22, 2021Sherrod Brown(D-OH)42Died in committee
118th CongressSocial Security Fairness Act of 2023H.R. 82January 9, 2023Garret Graves(R-LA)323Referred to committees of jurisdiction.
S.597March 1, 2023Sherrod Brown(D-OH)62Referred to committees of jurisdiction.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Konish. Lorie. 2021-10-26. Congress has a new plan to fix Social Security. How it would change benefits. 2021-11-15. CNBC. en.