Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House
1 day 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. Social Security’s WEP and GPO have been around for decades. The two provisions reduce and in some cases fully cancel out Social ...
House passes legislation to end Windfall Elimination Act and
17 hours ago · Graves says for 40 years, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) have treated people differently and discriminated against some workers. “These are police ...
The House finally appears set to repeal the WEP and GPO
Nov 7, 2024 · The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of retired federal employees who spent a portion of their careers in the private sector in addition to a federal, state or ...
House Passes Bill to Repeal GPO, WEP; Fate in Senate Uncertain
1 day ago · UPDATED: The House has passed a bill (HR-82) to repeal the Social Security government pension offset and windfall elimination provision, the farthest the
House passes a bill eliminating tax provisions that harm some …
21 hours ago · The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed, 327-75, legislation that would repeal Social Security’s windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO) — tax ...
Social Security Fairness Act passes House, heads to Senate. See ...
1 day ago · BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The U.S. House passed House Resolution 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The bill will now head to the U.S. Senate. H.R. 82 aims to eliminate two provisions in the United States, including the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
GovExec: Lawmakers’ successfully force a vote on eliminating the ...
The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of around 2 million former civil servants, while the GPO affects nearly 800,000 retirees.
Lawmakers file discharge petition, aiming to force floor vote on …
Sep 10, 2024 · The legislation looks to repeal two Social Security provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) — which for decades have reduced and in some cases eliminated Social Security benefits for certain federal retirees and other public servants, as well as their spouses, widows and widowers.
Lawmakers force a vote on eliminating the windfall elimination provision
Sep 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 WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor …
Sep 19, 2024 · The Social Security Fairness Act, a bill to undo WEP and GPO, has enough support to force a floor vote. But that’s unlikely to happen until at least November. Legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset is nearing the finish line in the House.