Bipartisan Effort Forces House Vote on Social Security Reform Bill

Legislation aims to repeal Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, potentially impacting 3 million retirees.

Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) used a discharge petition to bypass House leadership and bring the Social Security Fairness Act to a vote.
The bill seeks to eliminate the WEP and GPO, which reduce Social Security benefits for certain retirees, including public service employees like teachers and firefighters.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing the bill would cost $196 billion over the next decade.
While the bill has strong bipartisan support in the House, its future in the Senate remains uncertain, with fewer co-sponsors and potential time constraints.
Experts warn that fully repealing WEP and GPO could disrupt the fairness and equity principles these provisions were designed to protect.