Social Security Fairness Act

Social Security Fairness Act
Long title	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Announced in	the 118th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors	323
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 82 by Garret Graves (R–LA) on January 4, 2021; Committee consideration by 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]

Background

Provisions

Legislative history

As of May 1, 2024:

Congress	Short title	Bill number(s)	Date introduced	Sponsor(s)	# of cosponsors	Latest status
107th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2002	H.R. 1464	September 18, 2002	Todd Russell(R-PA)	3	Died in committee
107th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2001	S. 5404	October 10, 2001	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	14	Died in committee
108th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2003	H.R. 147	February 11, 2003	Howard McKeon (R-CA)	300	Died in committee
108th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2003	S. 619	February 5, 2003	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	30	Died in committee
109th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2005	H.R. 147	January 4, 2005	Howard McKeon (R-CA)	327	Died in committee
109th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2005	S. 619	March 14, 2005	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	29	Died in committee
110th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2007	H.R. 82	January 4, 2007	Howard Berman (D-CA)	352	Died in committee
110th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2007	S. 206	January 9, 2007	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	38	Died in committee
111th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2009	H.R. 1332	January 7, 2009	Howard Berman (D-CA)	334	Died in committee
111th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2009	S. 2010	February 25, 2009	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	31	Died in committee
112th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2011	H.R. 1332	April 1, 2011	Howard McKeon (R-CA)	170	Died in committee
112th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2011	S. 2010	December 16, 2011	John Kerry(D-MA)	18	Died in committee
113th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2013	H.R. 1795	April 26, 2013	Rodney Davis (R-IL)	136	Died in committee
113th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2013	S. 896	May 8, 2013	Mark Begich(D-AK)	20	Died in committee
114th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2015	H.R. 973	February 13, 2015	Rodney Davis (R-IL)	159	Died in committee
114th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2015	S. 1651	June 23, 2015	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	25	Died in committee
115th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2017	H.R. 1205	February 21, 2017	Rodney Davis (R-IL)	195	Died in committee
115th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2017	S. 915	April 24, 2017	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	27	Died in committee
116th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act	H.R. 141	January 3, 2019	Rodney Davis (R-IL)	264	Died in committee
116th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2019	S. 560	February 14, 2019	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	38	Died in committee
117th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2021	H.R. 82	January 4, 2021	Rodney Davis (R-IL)	305	Died in committee
117th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2021	S. 1302	April 22, 2021	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	42	Died in committee
118th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2023	H.R. 82	January 9, 2023	Garret Graves (R-LA)	323	Referred to committees of jurisdiction.
118th Congress	Social Security Fairness Act of 2023	S.597	March 1, 2023	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	62	Referred to committees of jurisdiction.

References

^ Konish, Lorie (2021-10-26). "Congress has a new plan to fix Social Security. How it would change benefits". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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[1] Konish, Lorie (2021-10-26). "Congress has a new plan to fix Social Security. How it would change benefits". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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