Lawmakers force a vote on eliminating the windfall elimination provision
WEBSep 23, 2024 · The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of around 2 million former civil servants, while the GPO affects nearly 800,000 retirees.
Bill to Repeal GPO, WEP Hits Support Goal, but No Vote ... - FEDweek
WEBSep 24, 2024 · A legislative maneuver designed to compel a House vote on a bill (HR-82) to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provision has attracted the needed number of backers...
Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor …
WEBSep 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.
NARFE Celebrates Action by Bipartisan House Majority to Force …
WEBSep 19, 2024 · The bill repeals the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). “WEP and GPO penalize hardworking Americans for serving their communities, states, and country, simply because they earned a pension through that service.
Discharge Petition Filed, Could Force House Floor Vote for …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · This legislation seeks to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which unfairly reduce Social Security benefits for millions of public servants.
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...
Lawmakers file discharge petition to repeal controversial tax rule ...
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Reps. Garret Graves, R-La., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., moved forward with efforts to bring legislation that would eliminate the windfall elimination provision to a floor vote in the...
Bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to eliminate Social Security …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The windfall elimination provision reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who receive pension or disability benefits from employment that did not require them to contribute payroll...
Lawmakers Secure Signatures To Repeal Social Security Benefit
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act aims to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which affect nearly 3 million Americans. In a press conference,...
Repeal or reform? House lawmakers weigh responses to WEP, GPO
WEBApr 18, 2024 · Many lawmakers are pushing for a full repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Others are instead looking to keep the provisions, but reform their calculations.