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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 147 

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, 2005 

Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. 

MCHUGH, Mr. GOODE, Mr. BAKER, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. 

SAXTON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. WYNN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mrs. 

CAPPS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 

GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. BONNER, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. NEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 

HAYES, Ms. LEE, Mr. KIND, Mr. FILNER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. STRICKLAND, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MICHAUD, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. WEINER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GOODLATTE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. WALSH, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZBALART of Florida, Mr. NUNES, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. OLVER, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MILLENDERMCDONALD, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. MALONEY, 

Ms. SOLIS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

CLAY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. FARR, Mr. EVANS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. MOORE

of Kansas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HONDA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HASTINGS

of Florida, Mr. ROSS, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. 

LANGEVIN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 

Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BERRY, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HOLT, Mr. EMANUEL, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 

Minnesota, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 

Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BONILLA, 

Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. BACA, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HALL, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, 

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. WELLER, Mr. GALLEGLY, and 

Mr. ALLEN) 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. 

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 2005’’. 

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

8 Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 402(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 

10 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS. 

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

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended— 

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

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

15 and 

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

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

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

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

20 or 215(f)(9)(B)’’ in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and in21 serting ‘‘paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

3 respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 

4 II of the Social Security Act for months after December 

5 2005. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Secu6 rity Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust 

7 primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take 

8 into account the amendments made by section 3. 

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