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H.R. 2337: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

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H.R. 2337: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-01 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

Plain 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.

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Official text

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · 190 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Thompson (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Bill Foster (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Dina Titus (D-NV) and 130 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] reported raising $3.1 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 (2)
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).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2337 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117