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.
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.
Brandon Williams joins bipartisan push to force House vote on Social Security bill
U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams is breaking with House Republican leadership to support a bill that would eliminate provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for public-sector 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.
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). These two Social Security rules can ...
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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U.S. House to vote on bill to end Social Security penalty on police, teachers, firefighters
Repealing WEP and GPO would increase Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans, including thousands in Louisiana. Opponents of the effort to remove WEP and GPO restrictions ...
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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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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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Garret Graves presses against the odds to get changes to Social Security law
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves was about halfway toward getting enough support Wednesday to force a vote on a bill that would free ...