Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Feb 20, 2023. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. A vote on the legislation is expected to take place in September. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. a partial loss of spousal or widow(er)s benefits; and, Whereas, in December 2020, the SSA reported that More:Will Congress pass bill to remove Social Security penalty for government retirees? Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and Senate early last year, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, (HR 82 and S 1302) has recently gained some attention because of the large number of co-sponsors and the possibility that it will be soon brought forward to a vote in the House. We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. It will typically be 82. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. The Social Security Fairness Act is bipartisan legislation would permanently end both of those provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Here, again, is the link. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! . Such removal would transfer resources from all taxpayers and beneficiaries (including government workers with covered pensions) at an amount estimated by the Social Security actuary as equivalent to a permanent increase in the payroll tax of 0.12 percent, $150 billion over the next 10 years, and moving the date of Trust Fund exhaustion forward by a year, to about 2.7 million beneficiaries currently affected by WEP and GPO. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. Carry your, Were Ready for a House vote; Time to Lean on Senators; Building State Coalitions 1. If you teach United States government and would like to speak with us about bringing legislative data into your classroom, please reach out! We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. Thank you! |accessdate=March 1, 2023 82 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) has advocated for Congress to eliminate WEP and GPO from the Social Security Act for years. This is an issue of fairness to the public employees who have served their communities. The House version was introduced on January 3 as bill numberH.R. Technology Artificial Intelligence Ask the If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. Letlow said her office has received 3,000 constituent calls during her first year in Congress asking her to support changing the law, the most concerning of any issue. Introduced in Senate (04/22/2021) Social Security Fairness Act This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other Log in and This bill was introduced on April 22, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Democrat. The bill is assigned to the House Ways and Means committee. (118 Democrats, 50 Republicans), Graves and Spanberger Lead National Effort to Repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision / Government Pension Offset . Did they forget to sign? Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a Whereas, Social Security was established in 2013s version had 136 cosponsors (96 Democrats and 40 Republicans), then 2015s version had 159 House cosponsors (120 Democrats and 39 Republicans), then 2017s version had 195 cosponsors (134 Democrats and 61 Republicans). If youve visited a bill page on GovTrack.us recently, you may have noticed a new study guide tab located just below the bill title. Add a note about this bill. So lawmakers and analysts have proposed several alternative mechanisms, regulatory changes, and data exchanges to more precisely, more automatically, and even more fairly adjust Social Security and pension benefits for those with non-covered pensions. Visit us on Mastodon If you log into GovTrack using Twitter, make sure you dont lose access to your GovTrack account. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! H.R. |author=118th Congress (2023) Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. 5723 Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust introduced by John B. Larson (D-CT-1). Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. Now what? the: Among the 52 current sponsors are the following ten This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. beneficiaries who received a government pension based on employment on which they had not paid Social Security taxes. Now what? The authors of the letter noted that a version of the bill to get rid of the WEP and GPO has been introduced in every Congress since 2001., According to the Federal News Network, the WEP is a complicated relic of the 1983 Social Security reform legislation which affects about 1.9 million people around the country who receive an annuity from their government work but also collected Social Security due to separate private sector work.. (More Info). Family? Whereas, the organization, Social Security Introduced Session. |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr82 And when they move the goalposts, it means theyre getting dinged at least $500 a month in benefits. benefit. Last updated Sep 12, 2019. |publisher=GovTrack.us in this Congress and finally accomplish the elimination of the In August, H.R. Sponsors, Davis and Spanberger, have formally requested a House VOTE on their bill. to bait violent anti-democratic conspiracy theories or to engage in anti-semitism. The House version has attracted 198 bipartisan cosponsors, among the most of any bill so far this Congress:150 Democrats and 48 Republicans. including California, large parts of their public sector When it comes time to get their Social Security, they find out they moved the goalpost. penalizes one-third of all educators and one-fifth of all public Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. Feb 21, 2023, Not to be confused with Life.edu, the website of Life University, a Georgia school for chiropractors. We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work: GovTrack.us. "Only when we were on the cusp of forcing a floor vote did Democratic leadership take action to essentially bog it down in a backlog," Letlow, of Start, said during a House floor speech Wednesday. Republican. But what has been the cost to those families who have not been given the same benefits that every other family that did not choose public service have gotten over for decades?. This approximates the $1-for-$1 reduction that applies to spouses . This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. But Letlow said the current policy "is cheating nearly 2 million Americans out of their earned benefits.". Emails for Tuesdays, December 6 & 13 Here is another project that we are asking everyone to complete during these last weeks of the 2021-22 Congressional session: asking members of the Ways and Means to move on H.R. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. We have always stood up forFULL REPEALof both the WEP and the GPO, but there is a contingent working tolegislate only a partial fix of the Windfall, Message for Wednesdays December 7 & 14 Here is todays message to members of the Senate Finance Committee whose support we need to repeal the WEP/GPO. This bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals whoreceive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government job. beneficiaries had their benefits fully offset that is, they Now what? Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. We hope that with your input we can make GovTrack more accessible to minority and disadvantaged communities who we may currently struggle to reach. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. While both provisions are complicated, heres a short breakdown. H.R. Security law mandate significant reductions in Social Security Administration reported that 716,662 people were affected by the In addition, the current version of the Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset (GPO), even though such repeals were not part of the versions of that bill introduced in past years. discourages qualified people from becoming the teachers and |date=January 9, 2023 . Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. All rights reserved. Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and Senate early last year, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, (HR 82 and S 1302) has recently gained some . Teachers, California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA), United Teachers of Los Angeles (and UTLA-Retired), California Alliance for Retired Americans. Because many spouses have their own careers and are not financially dependent on their spouse, the law requires us to reduce spouse and widow[er] benefits by the dollar amount of the spouses own Social Security . Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. non-covered pension, these people are being deprived of money 42 Cosponsors Congress has recently passed the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), which provides that, effective immediately, all social security benefits will be means The Social Security Fairness Act should not to be confused with Social Security 2100: A Sacred It is important to maintain this fair treatment between covered and non-covered workers., Hence, a repeal of WEP and GPO would violate the principles of fairness and equity that these provisions were intended to protect, Fichtner continued. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. The bipartisan bill, sponsored in the House by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), often referred to as the evil twins.. However, the number of cosponsors has been growing every time. "Iowa teachers, police officers, first Feb 20, 2023. These are honorable professions, and as a result of this 40-year-old, ill-advised provision were penalizing people from going into public service, penalizing people from going into law enforcement, Graves said. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! As a nation, we are responsible for ensuring that those who serve our communities and contribute to our economy can retire with dignity and security. {{cite web Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. Letlow has said Louisiana would get the seventh greatest benefit among states if the current law was repealed. Neither of those bills is likely to be passed by the current Congress, nor have they been endorsed by the White House. to abolish the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. And now we are so close towards rectifying this problem, Spanberger said. Were collecting the statements of stakeholder organizations. Please contact Susan Rushkowski at publicfiledc@hubbardradio.com or (202) 895-5027. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. On its own, this would advance Social Security's insolvency by over a year, to early 2034 based on the Trustees' 2022 projections., The report also argued that such a repeal would also make Social Security less fair, not more.. The Social Security Fairness Act now has more than 290 co-sponsors, more than enough to force a House floor vote. We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work: GovTrack.us. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! We want to be able to show legislators our power next month when a new bill including repeal is introduced. Introduced, on this bill on a six-point scale from strongly oppose to strongly support. 1302 117th Congress: Social Security Fairness Act. www.GovTrack.us. Congress passed the WEP to remove that advantage by accounting for the non-covered pension. on this bill on a six-point scale from strongly oppose to strongly support. 2021. The legislation would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)long-standing features of Social Security that adjust somewhat the Social Security benefits of those receiving non-covered pensions paid by employers that do not withhold Social Security taxes, typically state and local governments and non-US employers. If youve visited a bill page on GovTrack.us recently, you may have noticed a new study guide tab located just below the bill title. on Feb 19, 2023, Special Edition Newsletter - Protecting Social Security Heres an example. on Feb 6, 2023, Newsletter Template (Postcard) Francisco Community College District Federation of However, before 1977, the same was not true for spouse . . 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, is now cosponsored by a majority of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. That is, a type of unfairness for those who are honest, as well as an administrative burden on SSA to try to find out the existence of non-covered pensions and to collect overpayments. Social Security Fairness has been working with the National WEP/GPO Repeal Task Force for the past, Show our power to Congress now! It was introduced into Congress on January 9, 2023. This is wrong and unjust. If you log into GovTrack using Twitter, make sure you dont lose access to your GovTrack account. Because WEP and GPO improve the fairness of Social Security benefits, removing them would be unfair. |author=117th Congress (2021) President of Alliance for Retired Americans Tells Senate Committee Social Security Must Be Expanded David Blank June 22, 2022 Robert Roach Jr., president of the Alliance for Retired Americans, testified on June 9 at a Senate Budget Committee hearing focused on expanding Social Security for all beneficiaries. Sometimes theyre not getting anything at all, Thomas said. The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own. Both provisions, more broadly, also affect public service professions, including teachers, firefighters and law enforcement officers. 82 (same Under the current Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws, many public servants who also worked (or had a spouse who worked) in the private sector are unfairly penalized, often losing a significant portion of the Social Security benefits they have earned. Non-covered earnings are not included in the benefit calculation. The Senate version was introduced the next month on February 14 as bill numberS. 521, bySen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. If you teach United States government and would like to speak with us about bringing legislative data into your classroom, please reach out! Log in and Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. Lawmakers expect a vote on the legislation may come as soon as September. , Day Three of our Intensive Campaign: Contact the Senate Finance Committee, Special Message: Contact House Leadership Monday, December 5 & 12, Action Alert Sign the Discharge Petition. |quote=Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 UPMA fully supports the WEP/GPO reform bill HR 82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 and encourages its passage. They could simultaneously receive an unreduced Social Security spousal benefit and a pension based on their own non-covered career in state or local government employment. Hackers/journalists/researchers: See these open data sources. "The last thing in the world we need to be doing now is defunding teachers, firefighters, police officers and other local and state public servants. employees have seen their Social Security benefits reduced or Rep. Davis has introduced the legislation in the three prior sessions of Congress: in2017,2015, and2013. No American should be penalized because of their public service. Copyright 2023 Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC. The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress, and was published on Sep 27, 2022. }}. although it gathered 264 cosponsors during the last session of Both of these bills would change Social Securitys funding formula to keep it solvent beyond its projected depletion date in 2035. The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own. |work=Legislation The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals whoalso receive a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. It never received a vote, whether the House was under Democratic or Republican control. private-sector jobs and also received a government annuity from their non-Social Security-covered government employment. Our team from ssfairness.org is working, Its H.R. The current version currently stands at 198. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! We write to urge you to discharge H.R. WebSocial Security 2100: A Sacred Trust Act Strengthening Social Security Act Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act SSI Restoration Act of 2021 Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 Resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the SSA relating to hearings held by AAJs of the Appeals Council [T]he formula is weighted so that the benefits replace a greater percentage of the wages of lower-wage workers than they do for higher-wage workers. Please help us get those final 3,500 supporters! Thomas said many former federal employees who also worked in the private sector are surprised by the reduction of their Social Security benefits when they retire. Should these 1977 and 1983 rules be eliminated, or do they help save taxpayers money and prevent double dipping into the system? Feb 21, 2023, Not to be confused with Life.edu, the website of Life University, a Georgia school for chiropractors. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. public employees so that they can use the funds they have earned A vote on the legislation is expected to take place in September. eliminate the WEP and the GPO, and the bill he introduced, The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress, and was published on Jan 3, 2019. Unfortunately, this elimination would be quite costly, the report said. Enacted in 1983, the provision lowers your Social Security payment if you also earned money from another public sector job that was_not_covered by Social Security. They had the advantage of receiving Social Security benefits representing a higher percentage of their earnings, plus a pension from a job for which they didnt pay Social Security taxes. More statements at ProPublica Represent Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Feb 21, 2023, Not to be confused with Life.edu, the website of Life University, a Georgia school for chiropractors. 82, 118th Cong.. {{cite web According to the summary listed on Congress.gov, the House bill repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government. It would also eliminate the existing government pension offset and windfall elimination provision (WEP). We are still accepting signatures! and planned for in order to enjoy the type of carefree and You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! This page is sourced primarily from Stephen Silver, a technology writer for The National Interest, is a journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. March 1, 2023