H.R. 4728: SWEPT Act of 2016
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H.R. 4728: SWEPT Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-10 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SWEPT Act of 2016
Plain summary
SWEPT Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the exception to the windfall elimination provision (WEP) under which an individual's Social Security benefits may be reduced for work for an employer that does not withhold Social Security taxes. The bill revises the formula for computation of an individual's primary insurance benefit amount to: (1) lower from 30 to 25 the number of years of coverage required for exception to the WEP; (2) alter the determination of partial exemptions for those who have more than 20 but less than 25 years of coverage; and (3) reduce the dollar amount of annual earnings subject to Social Security taxes required to constitute an applicable year of Social Security coverage.
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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4728.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4728 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114