# 114-hr-4728: SWEPT Act of 2016

114-hr-4728, SWEPT Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4728
- Congress: 114
- Title: SWEPT Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2016-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

SWEPT Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act with respect to the exception to the windfall elimination provision (WEP) under which an individual's Social Security benefits may be reduced for work for an employer that does not withhold Social Security taxes. The bill revises the formula for computation of an individual's primary insurance benefit amount to: (1) lower from 30 to 25 the number of years of coverage required for exception to the WEP; (2) alter the determination of partial exemptions for those who have more than 20 but less than 25 years of coverage; and (3) reduce the dollar amount of annual earnings subject to Social Security taxes required to constitute an applicable year of Social Security coverage.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6284: EPI Act
- 114-hr-6193: Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6149: POWER Act
- 114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4728 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4728)

## Related
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6284: EPI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6284)
- [114-hr-6193: Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6193)
- [114-hr-6149: POWER Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6149)
- [114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6097)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4728 (as of 2025-11-18).