Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:346 Primary Sponsor:Lourie Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Social security earnings limitation Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Companion Bill Number:3047 Computer Document Number:DKA/3004.BD Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Lourie Giese Passailaigue Rose Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
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346 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced, referred to 06
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346 Senate Dec 03, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 06
Committee
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TO MEMORIALIZE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO ABOLISH THE SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS LIMITATION.
Whereas, many of our nation's healthy and capable senior citizens are not a part of the country's labor force because to remain active and contributing members of society would penalize their Social Security benefits; and
Whereas, a desire to rejoin the work force is not rewarded but punished at a time when an able-bodied individual could remain active and less dependent on government; and
Whereas, the unfairness of a drastic reduction in Social Security benefits due to a modest amount of earned income must be addressed and corrected by abolishing the earnings penalty. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That Congress and the President of the United States are memorialized to abolish the Social Security earnings limitation.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.