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H.R. 2494: Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011

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H.R. 2494: Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011

Plain summary

Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Social Security to continue to work with the governments of the states of the former Soviet Union to encourage them to adopt policies that would allow receipt of pensions for individuals who worked in any such state and earned a pension and currently reside in the United States.

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Official text

Former Soviet Union State Pension Fairness Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112