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Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

Introduced: March 1, 2022 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

This bill establishes an alternative formula to calculate Social Security retirement 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 2022, (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.

What's happening now April 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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 Cosponsors 188
All 188 Democratic 121
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 28, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Jun 14, 2022
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 13, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Mar 1, 2022
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Feb 18, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Dec 7, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Nov 30, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Nov 18, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Nov 9, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· Nov 9, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 19, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Oct 19, 2021
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Sep 30, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Sep 17, 2021
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 21, 2021
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jul 21, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 21, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 21, 2021
Sarbanes, John
· Jul 21, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 23, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 23, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jun 23, 2021
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 23, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 23, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jun 1, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 1, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 1, 2021
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Jun 1, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 1, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· May 11, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · May 11, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· May 11, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 11, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · May 11, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 11, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· May 11, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· May 11, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 28, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Apr 28, 2021
Phillips, Dean
· Apr 28, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 28, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 14, 2021
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