118th Congress Social Welfare
S. 597: Social Security Fairness Act
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Summary
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 government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own.
The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes.
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These changes are effective for benefits payable after December 2023.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Susan Collins R-MEOriginal
- Robert Casey D-PAOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NVOriginal
- Tammy Duckworth D-ILOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Margaret Hassan D-NHOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Robert Menendez D-NJOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Christopher Murphy D-CTOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- John Fetterman D-PA
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Debbie Stabenow D-MI
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Michael Bennet D-CO
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Timothy Kaine D-VA
- Gary Peters D-MI
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- John Kennedy R-LA
- Mike Braun R-IN
- James David Vance R-OH
- Maria Cantwell D-WA
- Brian Schatz D-HI
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Laphonza Butler D-CA
- Deb Fischer R-NE
- Charles Schumer D-NY
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Pete Ricketts R-NE
- Benjamin Cardin D-MD
- Richard Durbin D-IL
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Ron Wyden D-OR
- Mark Warner D-VA
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Rick Scott R-FL
- John Boozman R-AR
Who scored on this bill
- 1Sherrod Brown SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+18
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Sherrod Brown.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.