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Legislative Updates
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Rep. Garrett Graves (R-LA) are leading a discharge petition on the Social Security Fairness Act (H. R. 82). The legislation, which has 326 cosponsors, has yet to advance from the House Committee on Ways and Means to be considered in the House floor.
This action utilizes a special rule that would bypass this legislative hurdle and bring the bill directly to the House floor for a vote.
To show their support and help move the legislation forward, House members can sign the discharge petition starting on Sept. 10, when Congress returns from recess. With legislative days in the 118th Congress running out, now is the time to act on this bill.
Take action
Click here to ask your representative to sign the discharge petition.
More on the Social Security Fairness Act
H.R. 82/S. 597 would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which are parts of Social Security law that unfairly reduce or sometimes eliminate Social Security benefits of federal annuitants, including letter carriers.
Click here for NALC’s fact sheet.
