Senate Bill 597 - Social Security Fairness Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-01

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Alternative Names

Social Security Fairness Act

Social Security Fairness Act

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

Associated Legislation

Social Security Fairness Act of 2023

Social Security 2100 Act

Social Security 2100 Act

Policy Areas

Social Welfare

Potential Impact

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Social security and elderly assistance

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]

Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]

Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]

Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

Committees and Subcommittees

Finance Committee

Variations and Revisions

Kirsten E. GillibrandSocial Security 2100 ActSocial Security Fairness Act of 2023Social Security 2100 Act

Social Security Fairness Act

3/6/2024, 11:08 AM

Social Security Fairness Act

This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government.

The bill eliminates the ...

Congress
118

Number
S - 597

Introduced on
2023-03-01

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/1/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Social Security Fairness Act

This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government.

The bill eliminates the ...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

Policy Areas
Social Welfare

Potential Impact
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Social security and elderly assistance

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/24/2023

Social Security Fairness Act

This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government.

The bill eliminates the ...


Latest Action3/1/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.