Notch Fairness Act of 2017

Summary

Notch Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977. ("Notch" refers to individuals born between 1917 and 1921 who as retirees received lower Social Security cost-of-living increases than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.) This bill sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988. This bill allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000.

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Timeline

1. 3 February 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 February 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 February 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 February 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 February 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 February 2017

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Sponsors

• Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
• GENE GREEN · D · Sponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
• Sanford Bishop · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• John Yarmuth · D · Cosponsor
• WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Notch Fairness Act of 2019
• related to ← Notch Fairness Act of 2015