Last month we reported one of the first bills introduced in the 118th Congress was a bill to eliminate the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). FMA supports this bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). The new bill is already up to 143 cosponsors in just four weeks.

In a joint press release, Reps. Graves and Spanberger wrote the WEP affects two million Social Security beneficiaries, and the GPO impacts 780,000 retirees.

We are still unsure about when H.R. 82 will be considered, however we are in touch with the legislators who sponsored the bill, and will support their efforts to get a vote in the 118th Congress. FMA would also support efforts to mitigate both the WEP and the GPO, absent a complete repeal.

To follow the progress of H.R. 82, please click here.