After years of workers not receiving their full Social Security benefits, Congress is voting whether to remove two key provisions or keep them.

The bill seeks to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP ... head of Urban Institute’s Program on Retirement Policy explained. But some people, Johnson noted, appear to have low lifetime ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Social Security Fairness Act. It eliminates two provisions from the 1980s that ...

The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023 (H.R. 5342) is much closer to a fair and accurate fix for the Windfall Elimination Provision and would cost significantly less—about $24 ...

Prior to the petition drive, the bill already had more than 300 cosponsors. The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefits of retired federal employees who spent a portion ...

However, another issue lies within the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These two rules lower Social Security payments for millions of Americans who worked ...

It is important to understand a little of the background of CSRS and FERS to realize how the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset cause substantial, and often ...

The bill would abolish the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. This could help retired workers for local and state governments as well as those with non-covered pensions.

When the House returns, one of the first bills it will consider is H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” which will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension ...

The bill would repeal that provision and reinstate full Social Security benefits. HOW WAS THE BILL ADVANCING? To force the legislation forward, the sponsors of the bill, Republican Rep.

Or a new bill could be introduced with similar guidelines for Social Security beneficiaries currently impacted by the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO).