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 ...
Lawmakers force a vote on eliminating the windfall elimination provision
WEB5 days ago · 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
WEB5 days ago · 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
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 · 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” …
Congress wants to nix GPO, WEP rules reducing Social Security
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Moreover, simply eliminating the rules — formally known as the government pension offset, or GPO, and windfall elimination provision, or WEP — may not make the program's benefits fairer, he said.
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 (GPO), which unfairly …
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...
Neal Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Public Employees’ …
WEBJun 21, 2023 · Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) reintroduced his legislation, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023, to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The bill provides meaningful relief to current WEP retirees and fixes the WEP for future retirees, ensuring public servants can retire …
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