The House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, yet the odds of it getting enacted are growing smaller with each passing day. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on thebill t...
The WEP impacts about 2 million Social Security beneficiaries and the GPO nearly 800,000 retirees.The measure, which passed the House in November, had 62 cosponsors when it was introduced in the Senate last year. Yet the bill's bipartisan support eroded in recent days, with some Republican ...
By Thursday afternoon, the number of signatures had climbed to 218, enough to force a vote on the bill. The bipartisan bill — theSocial Security Fairness Act— would repeal rules known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, and the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, that curre...
The House last month passed the misnamed Social Security Fairness Act, 327-75. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed at a rally with union leaders last week to hold a vote on the bill this week. …What’s unfair is rewarding high-paid government workers with larger Social Security ...
Social Welfare Bill passed by 68 votes to 50MARIE O'HALLORAN
* Previously, Medicare payroll taxes were restricted to the same taxable maximum as Social Security. In 1993, the 103rd Congress and Democratic President Bill Clinton passed a law removing the taxable maximum for Medicare, thus making all earnings subject to these Medicare taxes.[35] [36] [37...
House passed the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 on Nov. 12, 2024 and the bill has moved to the Senate for consideration. The article continues as originally published below. Ahead of the 2024 general election, S...
(Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature that would have banned anyone under age 16 from social media platforms, saying he expected lawmakers to produce "a different, superior bill." WHY IT IS IMP...
The Social Security Fairness Act was passed by the Senate on Saturday by a vote of 76 to 20.12Its next stop is President Joe Biden's desk, though it was unclear Monday whether he intended to sign it into law. Critics say the bill could shortenSocial Security's lifespanand increase thef...
Senators will first consider several amendments to the Social Security Fairness Act, which would expand benefits to millions, followed by final passage of that bill. Then they'll take up the continuing resolution, which passed the House earlier Friday. Anthony Adragna 12/20/2024, 10:32pm ET D...