Is Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision Fair?
There is support for a House vote in Congress to eliminate this provision. This article is written to provide you with the reasoning for WEP.
Congress Could Change Social Security Penalties: Here's Who's Impacted
Americans earn Social Security benefits upon reaching retirement age, but some workers face stiff penalties if they work as a public servant.
What is the Social Security Fairness Act?
The Social Security Fairness Act would increase payouts of Social Security benefits to roughly 2.8 million people by eliminating certain existing limits.
Social Security Fairness Act takes big step towards passage
Lawmakers are moving ahead with a bipartisan bill that would provide enhanced Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, but hurdles remain.
Senate Will Soon Vote on Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced yesterday that the Senate would vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which passed the House in November.
At labor rally, Schumer commits to Senate vote on Social Security Fairness Act
The Senate’s Social Security Fairness Act has 62 bipartisan cosponsors. Now pressure is building to push the bill to repeal WEP and GPO to a floor vote.
The Social Security Fairness Act has bipartisan support, but time is running out for Senate vote
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.
Senate's Social Security Expansion Bill May Get Vote: Here's Who's Impacted
Senators have a deadline of December 20 to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan sponsored bill proposed by Representative Garret Graves, a Louisiana Republican, and Representative Abigail Spanberger,
Momentum builds around Social Security reforms ahead of Senate vote
Momentum is building around legislation that could mean higher Social Security benefits for some Americans as Senate leadership tees up a vote for next week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.
Social Security: Senate begins final push to expand benefits for millions
The Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate policies that limit payouts to beneficiaries. The bill would add an estimated $195 million to the federal deficit over the next 10 years if passed. WASHINGTON - The Senate is pushing toward a vote that would pass a law to provide full Social Security benefits for millions of Americans.
Social Security new legislation: What would it mean for payments?
A review of the legislation by the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan federal agency in the legislative branch, found ...
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Schumer tells feds he’ll call a vote on windfall elimination provision repeal
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal to controversial tax provisions affecting some federal workers and ...
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Typical Couple Will Lose $25,000 of Social Security from WEP/GPO Repeal
Lawmakers are considering the repeal of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset ...
Social Security expansion has bipartisan support despite fiscal hawks’ concerns
Expanding full Social Security benefits to millions of citizens has bipartisan approval, but some senators are skeptical ...
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Public workers get holiday cheer as Schumer pushes vote to boost their Social Security
Public sector workers are heartened after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would bring a bill that could ...