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This act repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government.
The act eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own.
The act also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes.
These changes are effective for benefits payable after December 2023.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 82 as public Law on Jan 5, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Nov 12, 2024Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 21, 2024
Senate Dec 21, 2024 · the primary vote
Social Security Fairness Act
Bill Passed
76 Yea 20 Nay 4 not voting
Crossed both parties 20 of 96 voting members broke with their own party: 20 Republicans.
DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 82 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.
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Organizations that named H.R. 82 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
228 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.