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The chamber approved House Resolution 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, by a 327-76 margin, with 191 Democrats and 136 Republicans voting in favor. The measure now goes to the Senate.
The Windfall Elimination Provision affects people who qualify for Social Security benefits through their job but also receive a pension from another job where they didn't pay into Social Security.
Introduced by Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Garret Graves, R-La., the bill was passed by the House in a 327-75 vote late Tuesday night, after a last-ditch effort to derail it by members of ...
The Social Security Fairness Act is a United States law that repealed the Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. [1] The bill passed the House in November 2024 and then passed the Senate in December. [2] It was signed into law by President Biden on January 5, 2025. [3]
In 2024, HR 82, the Social Security Fairness Act—repealing the WEP—passed both houses of Congress, and was signed by President Joe Biden on January 5, 2025. [ 11 ] According to the Congressional Research Service, approximately 2.1 million people were affected by the WEP as of December 2023.
Social security benefits were reduced by two-thirds of the non-covered government pension amount. [1] Note this is not two-thirds of the Social Security benefit; for example, a $600 non-covered pension benefit would reduce Social Security spousal benefits by $400, regardless of whether the spouse was entitled to $500 or $1000 on the Social Security record of the number holder.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision would boost monthly payments to the affected beneficiaries by an average of $360 by December 2025.
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