Lawmakers force a vote on eliminating the windfall elimination provision
WEB6 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
WEB6 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 attracted the needed number of backers but ...
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” Shackelford issued the following statement: “WEP and GPO penalize hardworking ...
Lawmakers file discharge petition, aiming to force floor vote on …
WEBSep 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.
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 …
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...
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today officially filed a discharge petition and are building support to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
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 …
NARFE Calls for Floor Vote, Supports Discharge Petition to …
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Alexandria, Va. – In response to substantial bipartisan support for the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), and the filing, by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, of special rule H. Res. 1364, to allow for floor consideration of the bill, NARFE National ...