Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 11/12/2024
Actions
- 2024-11-12On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 175 - 225, 1 Present (Roll no. 457).
- 2024-11-12Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 175 - 225, 1 Present (Roll no. 457).
- 2024-11-12Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5947-5948)
- 2024-11-12At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2024-11-12DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5342.
- 2024-11-12Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5920-5925; text: CR H5920-5921)
- 2024-11-12Mr. Arrington moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2023-09-05Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2023-09-05Introduced in House
- 2023-09-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-05 (00)
Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023
This bill phases in a new funding formula for determining benefit amounts under the windfall elimination provision (WEP). The WEP reduces Social Security retirement and disability 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 Social Security benefits after 2067, and (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed in a year after 1977. Beneficiaries who become eligible for benefits between 2025 and 2067 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- KAY GRANGER (R-TX)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Bob Good (R-VA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Social Security Administration
- Social security and elderly assistance
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
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