House could force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce ...
WEBThe bipartisan bill — the Social Security Fairness Act — would repeal rules known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, and the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, that currently ...
Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor …
WEB2 days ago · September 19, 2024 4:47 pm. 3 min read. 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 …
Move Made to Force Vote on GPO, WEP Repeal Bill, but It Gets …
WEB5 days ago · Repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions would benefit those affected by those two Social Security reductions—including current and future federal retirees ...
More than 2,750 Public Servants & Retirees Respond to …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · I applied for Social Security benefits when I turned 65 years old. I am now 76 years old. According to my Social Security Statement, I should be receiving $933 per month if I started receiving benefits at 65 years old. Because of the Windfall Elimination Provision, I am only receiving $364 monthly.” — Robert, Caroline County, Retired …
WEP & GPO repeal, Schedule F among issues facing Congress
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Debate over Social Security benefit blackouts for certain federal, state and local government employees, it never ends. A recent hearing once again considered what to do about Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Offset Pension.
MOMENTUM: In Less Than 24 Hours, 119 Lawmakers Sign …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The lawmakers are already more than halfway to securing the 218 signatures required to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan bill to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision …
Breakthrough in Efforts to Repeal WEP and GPO Offsets
WEBJun 4, 2024 · There is renewed hope that legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), two provisions that reduce the income of public sector retirees and their beneficiaries, will finally get through Congress.
House lawmakers plan to force a vote on bill to kill provision that ...
WEBAug 26, 2024 · The windfall elimination provision reduces Social Security benefits for retired federal, state and local government workers who worked in both the private sector and at a government job where...
Lead Sponsor of WEP/GPO Repeal Shares Update on H.R. 82
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Rep. Garret Graves, R-LA, lead sponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, provided a video update on the efforts to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Spanberger, Graves Press for Markup on Bipartisan Bill to …
WEBMar 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today urged the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to take the next step to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) by holding a markup on their bipartisan Social …