[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2273 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2273

   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 $1,200.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 1997

Mr. Jefferson (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
 Hilliard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Brown 
 of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
   Mr. Bonior, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
Thompson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
   Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
  Conyers, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
 Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
 Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Berman) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 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 $1,200.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND 
              SURVIVING SPOUSES RECEIVING 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'' and inserting ``the amount (if any) by 
which the sum of such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph) 
and'', and by inserting ``exceeds $1,200,'' before ``if''.
    (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'' and inserting ``the amount (if any) by which the sum of 
such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph) and'', and by 
inserting ``exceeds $1,200,'' before ``if''.
    (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'' and inserting ``the amount (if any) by which the sum of 
such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph) and'', and by 
inserting ``exceeds $1,200,'' before ``if''.
    (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'' and inserting ``the amount (if any) by which the sum of 
such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph) and'', and by 
inserting ``exceeds $1,200,'' before ``if''.
    (e) Mother's and Father's Insurance Benefits.--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'' and inserting ``the amount (if any) by which 
the sum of such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph) and'', 
and by inserting ``exceeds $1,200,'' before ``if''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to 
monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social 
Security Act for months after December 1997.
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