A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 by eliminating the disparity (resulting from changes made in 1977 in the benefit computation formula) between those levels and the benefit levels of persons who became eligible for benefits before 1979.

Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 so that they are equal to the benefit levels of individuals who became eligible for benefits before 1979.

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Timeline

1. 2 May 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 May 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 May 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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