H.R. 5342 · 118th Congress

Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023

Introduced on Sep 5, 2023 by Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19). 37 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. 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).

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Sep 5, 2023
Cosponsors
37
1 from the other party
Policy area
Social Welfare
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Failed
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with noncovered employment, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Social Security Administration
  • Social security and elderly assistance
  • State and local government operations
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jodey C. ArringtonR-TX-19Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 36

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· Failed 175–225

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 5, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 5, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseMr. Arrington moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5920-5925; text: CR H5920-5921)
  6. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5342.
  7. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseAt 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.
  8. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5947-5948)
  9. Nov 12, 2024Failed 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).House · Roll call 457
  10. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseOn 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).House · Roll call 457

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AARP5 reports
    $25.1M reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $670K reported (all issues)
  6. Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  7. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  8. INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.