I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2668
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in
the amounts of allowable earnings under the social security earnings
limit for individuals who have attained retirement age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 20, 1995
Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. ARCHER, Mr.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. EWING, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. FOX of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Ms.
DUNN of Washington, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. EMERSON, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. PORTER, Mr. NEY, Mr. OXLEY,
Mr. RIGGS, Mr. STUMP, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. JONES, Mr.
CAMP, Mr. BOEHNER, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HORN, Mrs.
JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GOSS, Mr. CHRISTENSEN,
Mr. CRANE, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. SHAW, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. BARR of
Georgia, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia,
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BASS, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr.
BEREUTER, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. COBLE, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. EHRLICH,
Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland,
Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr. MICA, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr.
WICKER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. SALMON, Mr.
SMITH of Michigan, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr.
THORNBERRY, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr.
LATOURETTE, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. ROGERS,
Ms. MOLINARI, and Mr. TORKILDSEN) 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
for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under
the social security earnings limit for individuals who
have attained retirement age.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senior Citizens’ Right
To Work Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS IN MONTHLY EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR
PURPOSES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY EARN-
INGS LIMIT.
(a) INCREASE IN MONTHLY EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR
INDIVIDUALS
WHO
HAVE
ATTAINED
RETIREMENT
AGE.—Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subsection, the exempt amount which is applica-
ble to an individual who has attained retirement age
(as defined in section 216(1)) before the close of the
taxable year involved shall be—
‘‘(i) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
1995 
and 
before 
1997,
$1,166.662⁄3,
‘‘(ii) for each month of any taxable year
ending after 1996 and before 1998, $1,250.00,
‘‘(iii) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
1997 
and 
before 
1999,
$1,333.331⁄3,
‘‘(iv) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
1998 
and 
before 
2000,
$1,416.662⁄3,
‘‘(v) for each month of any taxable year
ending after 1999 and before 2001, $1,500.00,
‘‘(vi) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
2000 
and 
before 
2002,
$2,083.331⁄3, and
‘‘(vii) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
2001 
and 
before 
2003,
$2,500.00.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 203(f)(8)(B)(ii) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)(ii)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the taxable year ending
after 1993 and before 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘the
taxable year ending after 2001 and before 2003
(with respect to individuals described in sub-
paragraph (D), for taxable years ending after
2002) or the taxable year ending after 1993
and before 1995 (with respect to other individ-
uals)’’; and