H.R. 5834: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-03 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021

Plain summary

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021 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 2061, and (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed in a year after 1977. Beneficiaries who become eligible for benefits between 2023 and 2061 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.

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Official text

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · 55 cosponsors

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Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), John R. Carter (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), August Pfluger (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Darin LaHood (R-IL), David Kustoff (R-TN), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5834.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5834 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117