Spanberger, Graves Host Press Conference on Momentum for Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate the WEP & GPO, Provide Long Overdue Fairness to Public Servants - Abigail Spanberger

Bipartisan “Social Security Fairness Act” to Repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision & Government Pension Offset Now Has 290 cosponsors in the U.S. House .

The bipartisan bill would repeal both the WEP and GPO , two provisions of the Social Security Act that unfairly reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans .

The bipartisan legislation now has 290 cosponsors in the U.S. House .

Currently, the WEP reduces the earned Social Security benefits of an individual who also receives a public pension from a job not covered by Social Security .

The GPO reduces by two-thirds the benefit received by surviving spouses who also collect a government pension.