Social Security Update: Republicans Reverse Course on Expansion Bill
If passed, it would mean those impacted by the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO) could see higher monthly benefits.
House pushes bill to expand Social Security benefits. Here's what to know.
The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.
House approves bill to bolster Social Security benefits for millions of public service workers
A bill intended to provide enhanced Social Security benefits for public service workers was approved by the House on Tuesday.
Social Security Benefits Expanded Result: Who's Impacted
A bipartisan bill called the Social Security Fairness Act has the approval necessary to reverse two provisions lowering benefits.
House passes bill to eliminate Social Security penalty on teachers, police firefighters
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves' bill would eliminate the Social Security penalty for 2.8 million government retirees, including 90,000 in Louisiana.
House Republicans haven’t introduced a bill to lower Social Security payments for some people
Readers asked us to VERIFY claims that House Republicans introduced a bill to cut Social Security payments for people who get pensions or disability. That's false.
Social Security Fairness Act passes House, heads to Senate. See Louisiana leaders’ reactions
The House passed House Resolution 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, on Tuesday, Nov. 12. H.R. 82 aims to eliminate two provisions in the United States, including the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
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Social Security bill bottled up after election night maneuver
House Freedom Caucus members orchestrated an unusual play on the House floor that resulted in killing, at least for now, a popular bill.
What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.
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House resurrects, passes Social Security reforms championed by Spanberger
Good, in a response dated two days later, cited both his concerns about the legislation's effect on the solvency of the ...
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US House approves repeal of provisions that docked Social Security for 90,000 Louisiana workers
The legislation would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset sections of the Social ...