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Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019

Introduced: July 24, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Jul 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Jul 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 24, 2019

Introduced in House

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Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019

This bill phases in a new funding formula for determining benefit amounts under the windfall elimination provision (WEP). (The WEP reduces Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment.)

The new formula adjusts an individual's total lifetime earnings based on the proportion of those earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes. It applies to individuals who (1) become eligible for old-age or disability benefits after 2060, and (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed in a year after 1977. Beneficiaries who become eligible for benefits between 2022 and 2060 receive the higher of their benefit calculated under the existing WEP or the new formula. In addition, certain beneficiaries currently impacted by the WEP receive an additional payment.

The Social Security Administration must include non-covered earnings in Social Security account statements and must study the feasibility of partnering with certain pension systems to address data sharing issues related to non-covered pensions.

What's happening now July 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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