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S. 1302 (117th)

Social Security Fairness Act

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Introduced

22 April 2021

Last action

22 April 2021 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy, Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bennet, John Reed, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Catherine Cortez Masto, Richard Blumenthal, Maggie Hassan, Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Bernie Sanders, John Kennedy, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Gary Peters, Edward Markey, Kyrsten Sinema, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], John Hickenlooper, Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Ben Luján, Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Martin Heinrich, Mark Kelly, Jacky Rosen, Richard Durbin, Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Timothy Kaine

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation

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Summary

Social Security Fairness Act This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government. The bill eliminates the government pension offset , which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own. The bill 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 2021.

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Timeline

  1. 22 April 2021

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 April 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

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