FAIR Pensions Act

Bill: 118-hr-8835
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2024-06-25
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Families of Armed Forces Increased Relief Pensions Act or the FAIR Pensions Act</strong></p><p>This bill eliminates the government pension offset for widows and widowers of veterans and surviving spouses or divorced parents caring for the children of veterans. The government pension offset reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8835 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2024 Mr. Van Drew 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 exempt widows and widowers of veterans from the government pension offset.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Families of Armed Forces Increased Relief Pensions Act or the FAIR Pensions Act . 2. Government pension offset exemption (a) In general Section 202(k)(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(k)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a monthly insurance benefit of an individual under subsection (e), (f), or (g) if the individual is entitled to such benefit on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of a member of a uniformed service (as defined in section 210(m)), including such a member who died while a member of a uniformed service or who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall apply to a monthly insurance benefit of an individual for any month beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.