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HR 5697 113th Congress House Social Welfare Administrative law and regulatory procedures Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Social Security Administration Social security and elderly assistance

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2014

Introduced: November 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 13, 2014
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Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to replace 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 who: (1) become eligible for old-age insurance benefits after 2016 or would attain age 62 after 2016 and become eligible for disability insurance benefits after 2016, (2) subsequently become entitled to such benefits, and (3) have earnings derived from noncovered service performed after 1977.

Establishes a new formula for the treatment of noncovered earnings in determining Social Security benefits.

Prescribes a second formula to modify WEP for current beneficiaries.

Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to recover overpayments from certain individuals.

What's happening now November 13, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Poe, Ted
· Dec 11, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Dec 11, 2014
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 2, 2014
Olson, Pete
· Dec 2, 2014
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Dec 2, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Nov 20, 2014
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 19, 2014
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5697: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5697/
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