Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor …
WEB1 day 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 …
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 ...
Move Made to Force Vote on GPO, WEP Repeal Bill, but It Gets …
WEB4 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 ...
NARFE Celebrates Action by Bipartisan House Majority to Force …
WEB2 days ago · Alexandria, Va. – In response to reaching the threshold of 218 House members supporting a discharge petition to force a floor vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), NARFE National President William “Bill” Shackelford issued the following statement: “WEP and GPO penalize hardworking ...
Social Security Expansion Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
WEB17 hours ago · The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who receive pension income from public roles in which they did not contribute to Social Security payroll ...
House Reps gear up for another push to eliminate WEP and GPO
WEBAug 27, 2024 · When lawmakers get back to Capitol Hill next month, they’ll be in for a bigger push on the Social Security Fairness Act. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Garret Graves (R-La.) plan to force a House floor vote on their legislation. If enacted, the bill would revoke the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset.
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 …
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...
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.
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 Police ...