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HR 1221 111th Congress House Social Welfare Employee benefits and pensions Social security and elderly assistance Wages and earnings

Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: February 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security) for individuals first performing non-covered service beginning one year after enactment of this Act.

Establishes a new formula for the treatment of non-covered earnings in determining Social Security benefits. Applies such formula to individuals subject to the current WEP if the benefit under the new formula would be higher.


What's happening now February 26, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 30, 2009
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 3, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 26, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 26, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1221: Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1221/
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"H.R. 1221: Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1221/.
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H.R. 1221, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1221/.
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