HR8835-118

Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and widowers of veterans from the government pension offset.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 25, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and widowers of veterans from the government pension offset., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Labor, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC63DDD2B7A0843F0910EDB2409536BE4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Families of Armed Forces Increased Relief Pensions Act or the FAIR Pensions Act.
  • Section HB4E2DE4B60BF4EF299E90F3CA69DE828: 2. Government pension offset exemption Section 202(k)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and widowers of veterans from the government pension offset., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Labor, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and widowers of veterans from the government pension offset., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Labor Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 25, 2024

Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Labor Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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