I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 887
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions 
in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses 
and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions 
shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined 
monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $2,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. TAUZIN, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. GORDON, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. OBERSTAR, 
Mr. VITTER, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DELAHUNT, 
Mr. KIND, Mr. FARR, Mr. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. JOHN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BOYD, Mr. 
DEUTSCH, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
FORD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HALL, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAKER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MENEN-
DEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. REYES, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. WILSON of New Mex-
ico, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. 
STRICKLAND, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TURNER of Texas, Mr. 
ACKERMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. TOOMEY, 
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. PICK-
ERING, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Ms. KAPTUR) 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 provide 
that the reductions in Social Security benefits which 
are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses 
who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall 
be equal to the amount by which the total amount of 
the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and 
monthly pension exceeds $2,000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS 
FOR SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES RE-
CEIVING GOVERNMENT PENSIONS. 
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal 
to two thirds of the amount of’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the government pension reduction amount (as de-
fined in section 216(m)) determined in connection with’’. 
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to two thirds of 
the amount of’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the govern-
ment pension reduction amount (as defined in section 
216(m)) determined in connection with’’.
(c) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(e)(7)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(7)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to two thirds of 
the amount of’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the govern-
ment pension reduction amount (as defined in section 
216(m)) determined in connection with’’. 
(d) WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to two thirds of 
the amount of’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the govern-
ment pension reduction amount (as defined in section 
216(m)) determined in connection with’’. 
(e) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(g)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal 
to two thirds of the amount of’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the government pension reduction amount (as de-
fined in section 216(m)) determined in connection with’’. 
(f) GOVERNMENT PENSION REDUCTION AMOUNT.—
Section 216 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 416) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘Government Pension Reduction Amount 
‘‘(m)(1) The term ‘government pension reduction 
amount’ means, with respect to a benefit for any month, 
the lesser of—