House Bill 4788
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 29, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4788
Congress
117
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021
This bill modifies the application of the windfall elimination provision (WEP), which reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who receive both Social Security and a pension from non-covered employment.
Specifically, the bill eliminates the WEP for individuals whose combined monthly benefits from Social Security and non-covered public pensions are below $5,500, and it applies a partial WEP reduction to those whose combined monthly benefits are between $5,500 and $6,333.
July 29, 2021
07/29/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
07/29/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
07/29/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 7, 2023 6:45:23 PM