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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1205 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government 

pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 21, 2017 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. TURNER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. CLARK

of Massachusetts, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LEE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TSONGAS, 

Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. TED LIEU

of California, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DAVIS of 

California, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. POCAN, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

KATKO, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. KINZINGER, 

Mr. BOST, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. BRADY

of Pennsylvania, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ROYCE of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BRENDAN F. 

BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. PINGREE, 

Ms. SPEIER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. 

O’ROURKE, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. RUSH, 

Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. BERA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COSTA, 

Mr. MASSIE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HIMES, Ms. FRANKEL

of Florida, and Mr. RICHMOND) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 

Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Fair5 ness Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVI7 SION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(k) of the Social Secu9 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking para10 graph (5). 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub14 sections (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

15 (q)’’. 

16 (2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsections 

18 (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (q)’’. 

19 (3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub21 section (k)(5), subsection (q),’’ and inserting ‘‘sub22 section (q)’’. 

23 (4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

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1 (k)(5), subsection (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

2 (q)’’. 

3 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215 of the Social Security 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7); 

7 (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); 

8 and 

9 (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9). 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (e)(2) 

11 and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are 

12 each amended by striking ‘‘section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), 

13 or 215(f)(9)(B)’’ in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and in14 serting ‘‘paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)’’. 

15 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

16 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

17 respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 

18 II of the Social Security Act for months after December 

19 2017. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Secu20 rity Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust 

21 primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take 

22 into account the amendments made by section 3. 

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