Background Information
Current Status
Latest News
External Resources

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Current Status:

Current
Law:	Social Security Act, Title II
Senate:	S. 206, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2007," introduced, 1/9/07
House:	H.R. 82, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2007," introduced, 1/4/07

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Latest News:

January 25, 2008

On January 16, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing to discuss the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions negatively impact anyone who works in a public sector job and does not pay into Social Security for that job, but anticipates the Social Security benefits from another job they or their spouse held.

The panel at the hearing ranged from Social Security Office personnel to retired school teachers. You can view each panelist’s testimony on the House Ways and Means Web site. ACTE is a member of the Coalition for Active and Retired Employees (CARE), whose mission is to have the WEP and the GPO provisions struck from the Social Security Act.

Archived Updates & Historical Information

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External Resources:

Roundup of GPO-WEP Bills and GPO-WEP Facts and Figures, NARFE   12/07

CRS Report for Congress - Social Security: The Government Pension Offset  3/9/07

CRS Report for Congress - Social Security: The Windfall Elimination Provision  3/8/07

National Education Association - Social Security Offsets Page