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HR 2797 112th Congress House

Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants.

Introduced: August 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementSocial security and elderly assistanceWages and earnings
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Aug 5, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Aug 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 5, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011 - 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Granger, Kay
· Sep 23, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· Aug 5, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Aug 5, 2011
Olson, Pete
· Aug 5, 2011
PAUL, RON
· Aug 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2797: Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2797/
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"H.R. 2797: Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2797/.
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