Social Security Equity Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 19, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Security Equity Act of 2019
This bill expands the exception to the windfall elimination provision (WEP) of the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. (The WEP reduces OASDI benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment.)
Specifically, the bill (1) lowers the required number of years of coverage required to be exempt from the WEP from 30 to 25 years, (2) changes how partial exemptions are calculated for individuals who have more than 20 but less than 25 years of coverage, and (3) reduces the dollar amount an individual must earn to qualify for a year of coverage.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
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- Dec 19, 2019Introduced in House
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