Bills · 118th Congress · Social Welfare

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023

Where it stands

  1. Introduced9/5/23
  2. Passed HouseFailed 11/12/24
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Failed in the House on November 12, 2024.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 11/12/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Failed
  • Democratic3 Yea · 193 Nay · 0 Present · 17 Not voting
  • Republican172 Yea · 32 Nay · 1 Present · 16 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023

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 2067, and (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed in a year after 1977. Beneficiaries who become eligible for benefits between 2025 and 2067 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.

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Sponsor
Rep. Jodey C. Arrington ( Republican · TX-19)
Cosponsors
37
Introduced
9/5/23
Policy area
Social Welfare

What happens next

This bill failed.

All actions (9)
  1. 9/5/23Introduced in House
  2. 9/5/23Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. 11/12/24Mr. Arrington moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  4. 11/12/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5920-5925; text: CR H5920-5921)
  5. 11/12/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5342.
  6. 11/12/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  7. 11/12/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5947-5948)
  8. 11/12/24Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 175 - 225, 1 Present (Roll no. 457).
  9. 11/12/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 175 - 225, 1 Present (Roll no. 457).