H.R. 5342Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023

1 recorded action304 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Jodey C. Arrington [R-TX-19]
Cosponsors: 37 · 36 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Social Welfare
Committee: Ways and Means Committee
Latest action: Nov 12, 2024 · 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).

IntroducedSep 5, 2023
Failed in the HouseNov 12, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5342 as introduced in House on Sep 5, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 457

House Nov 12, 2024

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

Failed · Two-thirds required

175 Yea 225 Nay 33 not voting · 1 present

Party-line vote 35 of 400 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats, 32 Republicans.

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All members434 members

Democratic213 members

Republican221 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors37 · 36 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5342 and vote against it. 18 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 53429 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 5342 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AARP

Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Agriculture · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice +15 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action COM

Government Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Health Issues · Postal +2 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONIts PAC: National Treasury Employees Union PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Health Issues · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORSfiled by HANCE SCARBOROUGH

Education · Retirement3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESfiled by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Agriculture · Arts/Entertainment · Retirement · Budget/Appropriations +13 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONfiled by LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Retirement1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA

Budget/Appropriations · Education · Energy/Nuclear · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities +11 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERSfiled by INT'L. ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERSIts PAC: Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers

Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Energy/Nuclear · Government Issues · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice +5 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSfiled by PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: Social Security Works PAC

Retirement · Medicare/Medicaid1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

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