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HR 4540 116th Congress House

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision.

Introduced: November 26, 2019 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act

This bill establishes an alternative formula to calculate Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment. (The existing formula is known as the windfall elimination provision.)

The alternative formula adjusts an individual's total lifetime earnings based on the proportion of covered earnings (i.e., earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes). It applies to individuals who (1) first become eligible for benefits after 2021, (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed after 1977 and (3) have less than 30 years of coverage (i.e., years in which a beneficiary is considered to have contributed a substantial amount into the Social Security trust funds).

Beneficiaries receive the higher benefit amount as calculated under the alternative method or the existing formula. In addition, the bill provides rebates for certain beneficiaries currently impacted by the existing formula.

The Social Security Administration must include non-covered earnings in Social Security account statements, and the Government Accountability Office must study the availability of certain information related to retirement plans maintained by state and local governments.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 151
All 151 Democratic 96 Republican 1
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 18, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 18, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 2, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 19, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Nov 17, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Nov 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 9, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Oct 1, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 4, 2020
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Aug 11, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 15, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Apr 7, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 10, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 10, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 10, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 10, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 28, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 28, 2020
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 28, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Feb 28, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2020
Demings, Val
· Feb 25, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 25, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 10, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 10, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 10, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 10, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 10, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Jan 30, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 30, 2020
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 30, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 30, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jan 30, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 27, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Jan 27, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 27, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jan 27, 2020
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