84R11664 RMA-D
By: Martinez H.C.R. No. 117
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act would
ensure that public employees receive fair Social Security benefits
after retiring; and
WHEREAS, This bipartisan legislation would repeal the
Windfall Elimination Provision which reduces the Social Security
benefits of workers who also have employment not covered by Social
Security, and replace that outdated and arbitrary formula with a
calculation based on the overall Social Security contributions and
work history of public employees, allowing them to receive
retirement benefits commensurate to private-sector workers; and
WHEREAS, The act would raise lifetime benefits for such
workers as teachers, firefighters, and police officers by an
estimated $20,000 to more than $32,400; moreover, it would not have
an impact on Social Security trust funds; and
WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and they are
indeed deserving of equal opportunity to enjoy a secure and
comfortable retirement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United
States to pass the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the
Senate of the United States Congress, and to all members of the
Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution
be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to
the Congress of the United States of America.