Social Security, Louisiana
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).
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.
U.S. House to vote on bill to end Social Security penalty on police, teachers, firefighters
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves has secured enough signatures to trigger a vote on bill that would end Social Security on government retirees.
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.
Bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to eliminate Social Security rules affecting public employees. What could happen next
Individuals who have pension income may see their Social Security benefits reduced. Some Washington lawmakers are pushing to change that.
Bipartisan duo works around GOP leaders to force vote on Social Security bill
The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act earned the support of 128 members of Congress, enabling it to be brought to the House floor for a vote.
Can Louisiana congressman force vote to end Social Security penalty on teachers, police?
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves needs 218 signatures to force House vote on bill to end Social Security penalty on government retirees like teachers.
U.S. House to vote on Social Security benefits for public employees, could aid Louisianans
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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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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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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Social Security bill could raise benefits for some retirees in CT
would eliminate a pair of provisions that reduce payments to certain beneficiaries as well as their spouses and surviving ...
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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 ...
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Tom Margenau | Social Security and You: Foreign pensions and Social Security
In our global economy, it is not uncommon for people to have lived and worked in two or more countries, and thus potentially ...