House pushes bill to expand Social Security benefits. Here's what to know.
The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also ...
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Repealing WEP/GPO Would Raise Deficits, Weaken Social Security
The House of Representatives will soon vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, legislation which would repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset ...
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A surprise move killed a Social Security bill sought by Louisiana public employees. What's next?
The Social Security Fairness Act, HR 82, would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset ...
What is the Social Security Fairness Act and who would it affect? Does it have a chance to pass?
The Social Security Fairness Act received a setback last week. However, lawmakers in the House are expected to move forward ...
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The House finally appears set to repeal the WEP and GPO
Lawmakers in September successfully triggered a discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to get rid of the ...
House Republicans haven’t introduced a bill to lower Social Security payments for some people
Readers asked us to VERIFY claims that House Republicans introduced a bill to cut Social Security payments for people who get ...
Fact Check: Did Republicans Just Introduce Bill to Reduce Social Security?
While Americans have been paying into the system for years, the Social Security Administration is scheduled to run out of ...
What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also ...
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Why Congress Should Fix, Not Eliminate, Social Security’s WEP and GPO
The Issue Eliminating Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) would create an unequal benefit structure and hasten Social Security’s insolvency.
Social Security bill bottled up after election night maneuver
House Freedom Caucus members orchestrated an unusual play on the House floor that resulted in killing, at least for now, a ...
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The Windfall Elimination Provision - WEP - Can Reduce Social Security Retirement Benefits
The first rule is the windfall elimination provision or WEP (which applies to one’s own benefits) and the second main rule is the government pension offset or GPO (which applies to spousal ...
Republicans Break Protocol to Kill Social Security Benefits Expansion Bill
Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) got unanimous consent to lay the Social Security bill on the table. This broke protocol and is causing the bill to be dormant for now. To get it passed, ...