Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House
4 days ago · The House passed the Social Security Fairness Act Tuesday evening in a vote of 327 to 75, bringing the removal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset closer than ever to reality.
What to know about the Social Security Benefits Fairness Act | AP News
1 day ago · WHAT DOES THE BILL DO? Decades in the making, the bill would repeal two federal policies — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset — that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people, according to reports from the Congressional Research Service.. The policies broadly reduce payments to two groups of Social Security recipients: people ...
The Social Security Fairness Act is now in the hands of the ... - CBS News
2 days ago · The legislation would cut two provisions that curtail retirement payments for public workers and their surviving spouses and family members, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...
House pushes bill to expand Social Security benefits. Here's what …
6 days ago · The summary also says the bill also eliminates the so-called "windfall elimination provision" that "in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a...
Pappas-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Protect Social Security Benefits ...
5 days ago · Yesterday, the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act, which Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is a co-sponsor of. This bipartisan legislation would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) that unfairly reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans working in public service, including federal employees, police ...
GovExec: Lawmakers’ successfully force a vote on eliminating the ...
5 days ago · The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of around 2 million former civil servants, while the GPO affects nearly 800,000 retirees. There is now a seven-day “layover period” following the petition’s success, which ends Thursday, after which one of the sponsors may call for a vote on the bill on the second or ...
House Passes H.R. 82, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023"
repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision, both of which can reduce Social Security benefits when someone receives a pension based on work that was not covered by Social Security; and ; apply with respect to benefits payable for months after December 2023.
House passes legislation to end Windfall Elimination Act and
3 days ago · A major update on News Center 7′s I-Team’s reporting on the millions of Americans who rely on benefits from the Social Security Administration to make ends meet. The U.S. House of ...
Bill to boost Social Security for public workers heads to a vote
Sep 25, 2024 · Last week, the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act secured enough support to force a House vote. The Act would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension...
Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor …
Sep 19, 2024 · Legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset is nearing the finish line in the House. Just over a week after it was filed, a discharge petition for the Social Security Fairness Act has reached the 218-signature threshold needed to force the bill to a floor vote.