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 …
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 ...
House may force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce ... - MSN
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 ...
NARFE Celebrates Action by Bipartisan House Majority to Force …
WEB3 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
WEB1 day 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 ...
Discharge Petition Filed, Could Force House Floor Vote for …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Today, September 10, Representatives Garret Graves, R-LA, and Abigail Spanberger, D-VA, officially filed discharge petition #16 to bring the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, to the House floor for a vote. This legislation seeks to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset …
Lawmakers file discharge petition to repeal controversial tax rule ...
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The windfall elimination provision reportedly affects the Social Security benefits of roughly 2 million former public servants, while the GPO impacts nearly 800,000 retirees.
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 …
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.
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...