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Since its passage, bills have been introduced in Congress almost every session to repeal this provision. In 2024, HR 82, the Social Security Fairness Act—repealing the WEP—passed both houses of Congress, and was signed by President Joe Biden on January 5, 2025. [11]
"The Senate should reject WEP and GPO repeal. Instead, they should come together to try to fix the issues with WEP and GPO as part of a comprehensive package to strengthen Social Security, prevent ...
Under WEP, Social Security benefits are calculated in a way that results in a lower benefit amount than the standard formula would provide. ... “With this repeal, ... A timeline of last week's ...
The House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, yet the odds of it getting enacted are growing smaller with each passing day.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Announced in: the 118th United States Congress: Number of co-sponsors: 323: Citations; Public law: 118-273: Codification; Acts amended: Social Security Act: Titles amended: 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare: U.S.C ...
Still, though, with millions of Americans feeling an immediate impact by the repeal of the WEP and GPO, this legislation is a step in the right direction for many.
"Congressional passage of the bill is a historic victory for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, which has been advocating for repeal of WEP and GPO for 40 years.
Obama campaigned to repeal the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) - laws which have stripped millions of our elderly of the bulk of their earned Social Security benefits. Obama promised he would support passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.