{"id":938,"date":"2025-01-05T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/ny\/?p=938"},"modified":"2025-02-26T04:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:55:03","slug":"house-passes-social-security-fairness-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/ny\/2025\/01\/05\/house-passes-social-security-fairness-act\/","title":{"rendered":"President Biden Signs Social Security Fairness Act, Repealing WEP and GPO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and Government Pension Offset (GPO). For decades, NARFE has advocated to repeal WEP and GPO. We thank our representatives who co-sponsored this bill and voted for its passage, and all the NARFE members who advocated in support of H.R. 82. To learn more, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Social Security Administration<\/a><\/strong> has provided guidance on what you should do now if you are affected by the Social Security Fairness Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), a legislative priority for NARFE for decades. <\/p>\n

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