HR 2337 United States House · 117th Congress

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 1, 2021 Last action Apr 1, 2021
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Apr 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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Apr 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 190 co-sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Richard E. Neal
Richard E. Neal
DDemocratic
MA
1
Co
Photo of A. Donald McEachin
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
VA
4
Co
Photo of Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
VA
7
Co
Photo of Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
Co
Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Al Green
Al Green
DDemocratic
TX
9
Co
Photo of Alan S. Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
CA
47
Co
Photo of Albio Sires
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
NJ
8
Co
Photo of Alcee L. Hastings
Alcee L. Hastings
DDemocratic
FL
20
Co
Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14