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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 82 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 H. R. 82

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                                 AN ACT

 
 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 
2023''.

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 2023. 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 12, 2024.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H. R. 82

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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