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The proposed legislation, known as the Social Security Fairness Act, would erase the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which have long been criticized ...
The Windfall Elimination Provision (abbreviated WEP [1]) is a statutory provision in United States law [2] which affects benefits paid by the Social Security Administration under Title II of the Social Security Act.
The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. The House voted to pass the legislation Nov. 12, and the Senate approved it ...
The WEP impacts about 2 million Social Security beneficiaries and the GPO nearly 800,000 retirees. Various forms of the measure have been introduced over the years, but like many legislative ...
The Social Security Fairness Act is expected to be signed Monday, according to advocates for police and firefighters. ... The WEP impacts about 2 million Social Security beneficiaries and the GPO ...
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time running out. ... As things stand now, the WEP reduces the Social Security ...
The legislation is "a great gift for our retired firefighters, police officers, postal workers, teachers, and others who for years contributed to Social Security, but are now being penalized ...
We will be dogged in making sure the Social Security Fairness Act passes in the U.S. House, passes in the U.S. Senate, and finally gets signed into law. We must get it done.” ... Repealing WEP ...