Time to Act on WEP/GPO

The return of Congress to formal sessions this week was met with a major national effort to force a floor vote in the US House of Representatives on legislation fully repealing both the Social Security WEP and GPO laws. We believe the time for Congress to end WEP/GPO is now! We are calling on Mass Retirees members to contact your local member of Congress and ask that they please sign on to H.Res.1410 – Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 82) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

Filed on Tuesday, the discharge petition gained the support of 172 House members in just 2 days – including 7 members of the MA Congressional delegation (Auchincloss, Keating, Lynch, McGovern, Moulton, Pressley, and Trahan). Our hope is that both Katherine Clark and Richard Neal will sign on when Congress returns to formal session next week. However, it is standard practice for senior members of the Congressional leadership not to sign on to such measures. The same applies to the Republican party. If your representative has already signed on, please do not contact their office other than to say, “thank you”.

Please note, where the discharge petition is before the House, the US Senate is not involved in that process and Senators cannot sign on.

If the discharge petition reaches 218 cosponsors (a majority of the 218 House members), a House vote on HR82 will be triggered. Per the specific rules of the petition, the bill cannot be amended. The House would have the option of either holding a straight Yes/No vote on the bill as filed or holding a majority vote to return the measure to committee for further consideration.

While this path does not guarantee a successful outcome and comes with risk, we believe it represents the best opportunity to bring needed relief to those retirees now financially harmed by WEP/GPO. After 41-years of talk, the time for Congress to act is now!

[Omvajrasattvahung]

I'm a Mass retiree living in Florida, affected by WEP. Thank you for the information and all that you do. I will contact my state rep today. Best.

[Mary]

They have been spending our money long enough, but of course, they will want to continue spending our money. I don’t expect any help on this from these thief’s.

[chriscoco]

My opinion, if I pay into the SS system, I should get what I have paid for. It seems to me that the money I have put into the system is being given to those who have not paid into the system. Those who have paid in should be given priority over those who have not.

[majorlagg]

They weren't worried about the cost to my family when they took money from us. I was told it will go to my retirement. Imagine the shock when I learned they lied to me and I got back scraps from them.

[DianaMartinez-gpvu]

Very good news hopefully this bill will repeal soon .

[ReviveOne]

Seth Moulton has signed discharge petition September 11, 2024.

[helen]

Thank you so much for all your hard work!!🙏🙏🙏

[richardmcgowan]

These people did not pay into SS so why would you get full payment.

[DannyBadyna-ktuc]

I will be as dead as Reagan before this
Thing ever gets passed.

[josephcalp]

If you really cared about retirees, you would ask for all SSA benefits to computed with the welfare calculation of 90% of wages and repeal the dual entitlement provisions so everyone would get a unreduced or non offset spouse benefit. Now non covered wage earners will get extra benefits.

[eugeneahearn]

Let us pray that WEP and GPO are NEVER repealed. God save America and the American taxpayer. Please Lord smite those that know nothing of WEP and GPO, but only think of their own pocketbook, even after signing an agreement that they understood WEP and GPO before they started working day 1.