“The advocacy efforts by ACA and all the groups representing individuals affected, and by our members and supporters, paid off. The support for HR.82 was bi-partisan, and that is a great success and a ...
A bill to eliminate these provisions, which had stalled in Congress for decades, was recently passed by the House.
After the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act in a vote of 327 to 75, the legislation is now facing its next hurdle: passage in the Senate.
Team’s reporting on the millions of Americans who rely on benefits from the Social Security Administration to make ends meet.
The reason is the “Windfall Elimination Provision,” which sharply reduces the earnings for calculating his Social ...