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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reductions in social security benefits which are presently required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions.

H.R. 1897Introduced Apr 28, 1993Policy area: Social Welfare
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Where it went

Latest action: May 6, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

97 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 63 Democrats

32 of 97 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Glenn English (D-OK), Lane Evans (D-IL), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), William Ford (D-MI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX) and 67 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Jefferson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.