Members of Congress and their staffs are continuing their efforts to build support for legislation to repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) in the new year. FMA is part of a Social Security Fairness Coalition, which met during the week of January 8 to discuss strategies to advance the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82 / S. 597).

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a field hearing on GPO/WEP repeal in November 2023, and FMA submitted testimony for the record. The House bill has more than 300 cosponsors, while the Senate version is up to 50 cosponsors.

FMA will join other coalition members in pushing for continued consideration of the legislation, with an emphasis on outreach to Senate offices to gain support for S. 597. If we can gain 10 additional cosponsors, the bill would have a supermajority in the Senate, which would smooth consideration of the bill. A supermajority of 60 senators is required to move a vote through a cloture motion, which closes debate on a bill and can end a filibuster. In the House, we will continue to advocate for a markup by the full Ways and Means Committee.

To track the progress of the Social Security Fairness Act, please click here and here.