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Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000
Public Law 106-182 · H.R. 5 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Apr 7, 2000 · Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX-3)
Cosponsors (204): Rep. Collin Peterson, Rep. Pete Sessions,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 419 yea, 0 nay419–0
- SenateRecorded vote: 100 yea, 0 nay100–0
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 419 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
419 yea0 nay16 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative
Democrats who voted yea(208)
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2- Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1- Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9- Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9- Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
- Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
- Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5
Republicans who voted yea(211)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19- Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6- Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
- Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2- Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1- Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52- Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
- Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13- Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9- Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
- Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2- Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 687 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Ways and Means Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Social Security Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Apr 7, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-182.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 29, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 28, 2000Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 79).House roll call 79
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the previous order of the House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Shaw moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
- FloorFloor · VOTE POSTPONED - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion to concur in the Senate amendment by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Shaw objected to the voice vote. Subsequently, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be…
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - Mr. Shaw asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time today to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 5, with a Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, a motion offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the Ho…
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 79).House roll call 79
- Mar 22, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 42.Senate roll call 42
- Mar 1, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 422 - 0 (Roll no. 27).House roll call 27
- FloorFloor · ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Shaw asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider in the House without intervention of any point of order H.R. 5, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retir…
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Feb 29, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
- Feb 16, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Mar 2, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Mar 1, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.