Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 1, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 190
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2021 to Sep 28, 2022; 139 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Sep 28, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2021 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Apr 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4874 | John B. Larson D-CT | May 12, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 59, April 1, 2021, page H1708.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49058 | The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023: Background, Impact, and Issues | Report | Aug 3, 2026 |
| R47183 | The Social Security Statement | Report | Jul 18, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4260 | Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| HR 4540 | Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 27, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Social Security Administration
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Social Welfare
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.