Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House
2 days 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 ...
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 a bill eliminating tax provisions that harm some …
2 days 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 ...
House passes legislation to end Windfall Elimination Act and
2 days 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 ...
House Passes Bill to Repeal GPO, WEP; Fate in Senate Uncertain
3 days 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
Social Security Fairness Act passes House, heads to Senate. See ...
2 days 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.
House Reps gear up for another push to eliminate WEP and GPO
Aug 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.
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.