The Social Security Fairness Act, WEP-GPO Implementation

The Social Security Fairness Act signed by the President.

Many Federal Retirees, spouses, etc. are concerned about how and what to do to ensure they will now obtain the funds they should be getting. What do they need to do themselves to ensure this? The following information with the source of each is provided to assist with this. As additional information is available it will be added to this post.

From Government Executive by Tammy Flanagan, Retirement Counseling and Training January 9, 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act: What we know so far
It may take time to implement this new law — here’s what you should know for now.

NARFE President message to all NARFE members Subject: H.R. 82 Bill Signing: A Monumental Moment for NARFE on January 8, 2025. It has information and a couple of links to SSA included.

Social Security Administration (SSA) has created a special page on their website for additional information as it becomes available.

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NARFE President William Shackelford statement from the NARFE Newsline:

“We witnessed history tonight! We watched anxiously as the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, and, to our delight, saw a supermajority vote of 327-25 passage in favor of sending it to the Senate, where we urge Majority Leader Schumer to bring the bill to the floor for an up-or-down vote!

In NARFE’s entire history, we have not made it this far in our concerted effort to repeal the harmful Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. We wholeheartedly applaud the representatives who have supported this bill. With more than 60 sitting senators sponsoring or cosponsoring the bill, there should be adequate support to overcome a filibuster.”