Social Security Fairness Act of 2021

IB Union Calendar No. 372 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 82 [Report No. 117–482] To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2021 Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. COHEN, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. COMER, and Mr. GOHMERT) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BUR- GESS, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. COLE, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. LAN- GEVIN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BOST, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MASSIE, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIG- GINS of Louisiana, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. HARDER of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SIRES, Ms. MENG, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SCA- LISE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. RUPPERS- BERGER, Mr. CASE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. TITUS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HIG- GINS of New York, Mr. TRONE, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. CLARK of Mas- sachusetts, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. GARCIA of California, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PERL- MUTTER, Mr. KATKO, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 82 RH Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. FALLON, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. TURNER, Mr. EMMER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. PETERS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. JACOBS of Cali- fornia, Mr. LAMB, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CORREA, Mr. BARR, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. VELA, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. MANNING, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KEATING, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. JACOBS of New York, Mr. GOLDEN, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. ROYBAL- ALLARD, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. BASS, Mr. BALDERSON, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BACON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. DEAN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. LIEU, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CRIST, Mr. POCAN, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WATERS, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GUEST, Ms. ROSS, Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CROW, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. CHU, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. BERA, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. WILD, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. BEYER, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mrs. LAW- RENCE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. CARSON, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. NADLER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. JONES, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. LATURNER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. PFLUGER, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. SCAN- LON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CARL, Mr. CAREY, Mr. BOWMAN, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. HERRELL, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. KAHELE, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MANN, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 82 RH Ms. MACE, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. MFUME, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. FLORES, Mr. ELLZEY, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Ms. SEWELL, and Ms. GARCIA of Texas VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 82 RH SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 Reported without recommendation, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination pro- visions. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 82 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Fair- 4 ness Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVI- 6 SION. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(k) of the Social Secu- 8 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking para- 9 graph (5). 10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 11 (1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 12 (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub- 13 sections (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 14 (q)’’. 15 (2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsections 17 (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (q)’’. 18 (3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 19 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub- 20 section (k)(5), subsection (q),’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 21 section (q)’’. 22 (4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 23 402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 82 RH (k)(5), subsection (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 1 (q)’’. 2 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215 of the Social Security 4 Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7); 6 (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); 7 and 8 (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9). 9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (e)(2) 10 and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are 11 each amended by striking ‘‘section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), 12 or 215(f)(9)(B)’’ in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and in- 13 serting ‘‘paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)’’. 14 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 15 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 16 respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 17 II of the Social Security Act for months after December 18 2021. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Secu- 19 rity Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust 20 primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take 21 into account the amendments made by section 3. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 372 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 82 [Report No. 117–482] A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to re- peal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 Reported without recommendation, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H82.RH H82 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB