[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 235 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 235

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government 
          pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2009

 Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
Sires, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Engel, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Johnson 
of Georgia, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pallone, 
  Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
 Ruppersberger, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Farr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
 Ms. Hirono, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Space, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. 
     Biggert, Mr. Petri, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Larson of 
   Connecticut, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Holt, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
Michaud, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
  Ms. Sutton, Mr. Kagen, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wilson of 
South Carolina, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Stark, Mr. George Miller of California, 
  Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Heller, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
Honda, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Baca, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Gene Green of 
   Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
Texas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Welch, Mr. Carney, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
   Wu, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. 
   Berkley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
  Harman, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
Langevin, and Mr. Murphy of Connecticut) 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 repeal the Government 
          pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 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)''.

SEC. 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)''.

SEC. 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 2009. 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.
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