3.0.0 2797 2023-01-11T13:22:32Z 2023-01-11T13:22:32Z House H HR 2011-08-05 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRADY of Texas:H.R. 2797.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''The Sixteenth Amendment: ``The Congress shall have power tolay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever sourcederived, without apportionment among the several States, andwithout regard to any census or enumeration.''The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed theconstitutionality of the Social Security Act in StewardMachine Company v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937) and Helveringv. Davis, 301 U.S. 619 (1937).[Page H5896]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-05T16:55:40Z Referred to 2011-08-05T14:01:37Z Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011 112 113 S 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-08-05 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2011-08-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-08-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-08-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 N M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2011-08-05 True S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2011-08-05 True L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2011-08-05 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2011-08-05 True P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2011-08-05 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2011-08-05 True G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2011-09-23 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2012-10-05 False Social Welfare Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Social security and elderly assistance Wages and earnings Social Welfare 00 2011-08-05 Introduced in House 2011-10-26T21:57:12Z Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security) for individuals first performing non-covered service beginning one year after enactment of this Act.

Establishes a new formula for the treatment of non-covered earnings in determining Social Security benefits. Applies such formula to individuals subject to the current WEP if the benefit under the new formula would be higher.

]]> Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011 Display Title Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Public Servant Retirement Protection Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2797ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2797ih.xml 2011-08-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.