115 HR 6962 IH: Social Security Equity Act of 2018 U.S. House of Representatives 2018-09-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6962IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 27, 2018Mr. Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend title II of the Social Security Act to expand the exception to the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Equity Act of 2018.

2.

Expansion of the exception to the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage

(a)

Reduction in the number of years of coverage required

(1)

In general

Section 215(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking 30 each place it appears and inserting 25. (2)

Partial exemptions

Section 215(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(7)(D)) is further amended by striking the table and inserting the following: If the number of such The applicable individual’s years of coverage  (as so defined) is:percent is:2480237022602150. (b)

Reduction of the dollar amount required To constitute a year of coverage

Section 215(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking the reference to 15 percent therein shall be deemed to be a reference to 25 percent and inserting each of the references to 25 percent and the reference to 15 percent therein shall each be deemed to be a reference to 12.5 percent. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to primary insurance amounts computed or recomputed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.