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1 CIS H 78155
TITLE: Social
Security Government Pension Offset
CIS-NO: 2001-H781-55
SOURCE: Committee on Ways and Means. House
DOC-TYPE:
Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: June 27, 2000
LENGTH:
iv+100 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-2
ITEM-NO: 1028-A; 1028-B
SUDOC: Y4.W36:106-102
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-26884-7.
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-102. Hearing
before the Subcom on Social Security to examine the social security
Government pension offset, under which any social security
spousal benefits to which certain retired Federal, State, and local government
employees may be entitled are reduced by two-thirds of the value of their
Government pensions (Subcom advisory, p. 2-3).
Considers H.R.
1217, to waive application of the Government pension offset for
certain individuals to ensure that the combined monthly social security spousal
benefit and Government pension benefit equals a minimum of 1,200.
Supplementary material (p. 42-52, 75-100) includes witnesses' written
replies to Subcom questions, correspondence, and submitted statements.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Social security spousal benefits,
Govt pension offset revision
BILLS: 106
H.R. 1217
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON SOCIAL SECURITY. HOUSE; SOCIAL SECURITY;
MARRIAGE; FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES; CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS
01-H781-55 TESTIMONY NO: 1 June 27, 2000 p. 6-13
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (Rep, D-La)
STATEMENT
AND DISCUSSION:
Explanation of sponsored H.R. 1217.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Social security spousal
benefits, Govt pension offset revision
01-H781-55
TESTIMONY NO: 2 June 27, 2000 p. 13-52
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ROSS, JANE L.
(Deputy Commissioner, Policy, SSA)
CULLINAN, PAUL R.
(Chief, Human Resources Cost Estimates Unit, CBO)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Issues relating to Government pension
offset and H.R. 1217 (related graphs, p. 20-25).
CONTENT
NOTATION:
Social security spousal benefits, Govt pension
offset revision
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
OFFICE; STATISTICAL DATA: PUBLIC WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY
01-H781-55 TESTIMONY NO: 3 June 27, 2000 p.
52-78
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SOMBROTTO, VINCENT R. (President, National Association of
Letter Carriers; also representing Fund for Assuring an Independent Retirement)
KEANE, JOHN (Administrator, Jacksonville, Fla., Police and
Fire Pension Fund)
JOHN, DAVID (Senior Policy Analyst,
Social Security, Heritage Foundation)
ATWATER, FRANK G.
(CEO and President, National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE);
also representing Coalition To Assure Retirement Equity)
PICKARD, RUTH (Member, NARFE)
STATEMENTS
AND DISCUSSION:
Differing views on fairness of
Government pension offset.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Social security spousal benefits, Govt pension offset
revision
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
LOAD-DATE: January 31,
2002 
