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Decades in the making, the bill would repeal two federal policies — the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) — that broadly reduce payments to nearly 3 ...
The Government Pension Offset (GPO) was a statutory provision in United States law which affected benefits paid by the Social Security Administration.It was repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82), which President Biden signed on January 5, 2025.
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 government pension offset reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows and widowers who also have pension income. More than 745,000 Americans are affected by the GPO.
The Social Security Fairness Act is a United States law that repealed the Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. [1] The bill passed the House in November 2024 and then passed the Senate in December. [2] It was signed into law by President Biden on January 5, 2025. [3]
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.
For instance, under the GPO, someone who receives a $900 spousal benefit from Social Security but who also has a $1,000 non-covered pension would see their Social Security benefit cut by $667.
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.