# 116-hr-5529: Social Security Equity Act of 2019

116-hr-5529, Social Security Equity Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5529
- Congress: 116
- Title: Social Security Equity Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2019-12-19
- 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

Social Security Equity Act of 2019 This bill expands the exception to the windfall elimination provision (WEP) of the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. (The WEP reduces OASDI benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment.) Specifically, the bill (1) lowers the required number of years of coverage required to be exempt from the WEP from 30 to 25 years, (2) changes how partial exemptions are calculated for individuals who have more than 20 but less than 25 years of coverage, and (3) reduces the dollar amount an individual must earn to qualify for a year of coverage.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9055: Crisis Housing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8911: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8812: Relief for Working Families Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8810: National Landslide Preparedness Act
- 116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5529 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5529)

## Related
- [116-hr-9055: Crisis Housing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9055)
- [116-hr-8911: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8911)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8812: Relief for Working Families Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8812)
- [116-hr-8810: National Landslide Preparedness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8810)
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5529 (as of 2025-11-18).