S 259 · 97th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to repeal the earnings ceiling of the Social Security Act for all beneficiaries age sixty-five and older.

Introduced 1981-01-27· Sponsored by Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.(1981-01-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on outside income for beneficiaries age 65 or older.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]AZ
Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA]CA
Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]HI
Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA]IA
Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV]NV
Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]IN
Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD]SD
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]SC
Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]AR
Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]UT
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]NC
Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]VT
Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA
Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]ND
Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]NY
Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]FL
Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]SD
Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]ME