Social Security Fairness Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 26, 2013)
Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.
Repeals also the windfall elimination requirement with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount under which OASDI retirement or disability benefits are reduced if the individual receives a federal, state, or local government pension, did not pay Social Security taxes during the years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.
What just happenedJun 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 26, 2013
- Jun 3, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Apr 26, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Apr 26, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House