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Lawmakers force a vote on eliminating the windfall elimination provision

La., have secured the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on legislation that would kill two controversial tax provisions affecting some feds’ retirement benefits.

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House may force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce pensioners' Social Security benefits

House lawmakers have the signatures they need to prompt a vote on a bill that would eliminate rules limiting Social Security income for pensioners.

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Thousands of former Louisiana public workers could gain from U.S. House vote on Social Security

HR 82 would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision, called WEP, and the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, sections of the Social Security law that curbed benefits for about 2.8 million public employees.

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Social Security Update: Lawmakers May Force Vote to Raise Benefits for Some

The Social Security Fairness Act was proposed to reverse the rules surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

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Lawmakers Secure Signatures To Repeal Social Security Benefit Cuts That Could Affect 3 Million Americans

House lawmakers secured enough signatures to force a vote on a bill to eliminate Social Security rules that reduce benefits for certain retirees with pensions. The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act aims to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset,

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Editorial: Change to unfair Social Security rules deserves a vote

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, who is not seeking reelection, hopes to leave Congress with one last policy win. As of last week, it ...

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Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor vote

The Social Security Fairness Act, a bill to undo WEP and GPO, has enough support to force a floor vote. But that’s unlikely to happen until at least November.

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The Social Security curveballs making retirement even more confusing

Patrice Earnest, 66, is getting a $0 Social Security check. She's not alone.

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Repealing the WEP/GPO Provision Leads to Larger Deficits and Earlier Insolvency

Members of Congress recently filed a discharge petition on a bill to repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision ...

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You can almost taste the repeal of these social security holdbacks

Can it be that the repeal of the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset will actually happen? The WEP and GPO that hold back Social Security benefits for certain federal and ...