Social Security Fairness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-915
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2017-04-24
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Social security and elderly assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Social Security Fairness Act of 2017</b></p> <p> This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the "government pension offset" and the "windfall elimination provision." Under current law, those provisions reduce OASDI benefits for individuals who receive a pension based on earnings in government employment that was not covered under the Social Security program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 915 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 24, 2017 Mr. Brown (for himself, Ms. Collins , Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Heller , and Mrs. McCaskill ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fairness Act of 2017 . 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) . 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) . 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 2017. 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.