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Nov 13, 2024 · 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.
4 days ago · 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.
5 days ago · Efforts to get the Senate to vote on a bill to expand Social Security benefits are intensifying, as the House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support but has only a ...
Nov 12, 2024 · Before Congress left Capitol Hill for the October district work period, Graves and Spanberger filed a discharge petition for their Social Security Fairness Act — which secured the required 218 signatures needed to force a vote on their bipartisan legislation that would eliminate both the WEP and the GPO. These two provisions unfairly reduce or eliminate earned Social Security benefits for ...
Nov 8, 2024 · The U.S. House of Representatives was set to pass a bill, the Social Security Fairness Act, that would get rid of the WEP and GPO. However, in an unusual move, Freedom Caucus chairman...
Nov 13, 2024 · The House just voted ‘yes’ on a bill that would increase Social Security checks for some pensioners. Certain rules that reduce pensioners’ Social Security benefits have been in place for ...
Nov 11, 2024 · The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal the so-called "government pensions offset," or GPO, which reduces Social Security spousal or widow (er) benefits for those who receive...
