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106th Congress > House > Vote 687

Date: March 28, 2000

Result: 419-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 79

Vote Subject Matter: Social Welfare / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: JOHNSON, Sam (R-TX)

Bill number: HR5

Question: Agree to Senate Amendment

Description: Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act

Bill summary: Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.

Bill titles: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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