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.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1795 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1795
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 26, 2013
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVISION.
(a) In General.--Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``subsections (k)(5) and
(q)'' and inserting ``subsection (q)''.
(2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)) is
amended by striking ``subsections (k)(5) and (q)'' and
inserting ``subsection (q)''.
(3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``subsection (k)(5),
subsection (q),'' and inserting ``subsection (q)''.
(4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``subsection (k)(5),
subsection (q)'' and inserting ``subsection (q)''.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 215 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7);
(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); and
(3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) of
section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are each amended by striking
``section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), or 215(f)(9)(B)'' in subparagraphs (C)
and (D)(i) and inserting ``paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly
insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act
for months after December 2013. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the
Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust
primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account
the amendments made by section 3.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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